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Subcommittee looks to ban conversion therapy in Phoenix

Group plans to wait until after November elections

A new Phoenix subcommittee said it will recommend the city ban conversion therapy for minors but will wait until after the November midterms for political tensions to die down.

The Subcommittee on Banning Conversion Therapy, under the Human Relations Commission, also feared there would be pushback from the state Legislature.

“I want this to happen. I’m just a little pessimistic right now,” said Subcommittee Member Miriam Weisman.

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