Thousands spared conversion therapy due to state bans.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs legislation banning psychotherapy, known as "conversion therapy," that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors, at a Capitol ceremony in Denver on May 31, 2019. (Jim Anderson / AP file)

An estimated 10,000 LGBTQ youth, ages 13 to 17, have been protected from conversion therapy by living in states that have banned the contentious practice on minors, according to an updated report from UCLA’s Williams Institute.

Starting in 2012 with California, 18 states and the…