What’s behind Utah’s proposed conversion therapy ban?

Republican Rep. Dan McCay, one of the sponsors of a bill that would prohibit practicing conversion therapy on minors, speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol on Feb. 21, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (Image: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

GOP lawmakers in Utah have unveiled a bill meant to protect LGBTQ kids from “conversion therapy” ― a dangerous and discredited practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Republican state Reps. Craig Hall and Dan McCay introduced…