State leaders threatened to pull nearly $4 million in funding, while advocacy groups urged leaders to maintain protections ...

Columbia City Council on Tuesday voted to repeal its ban on conversion therapy for minors, undoing a policy that LGBTQ+ advocates have championed as a vital safeguard for queer youth and a symbol ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia City Council will once again take up an ordinance that would thrown out the city's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The city released an agenda for the Tuesday ...

Columbia has taken first step toward repealing a ban on conversion therapy meant to protect LGBTQ+ youth. Members of city council voted 4-3 Tuesday in favor of removing the ban.

SC Equality speaks out on conversion therapy ban repeal Columbia City Council repeals its conversion therapy ban following state pressure. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app.

The state has passed a measure withholding money from cities with conversion therapy bans. Some have interpreted comments from a lawmaker as saying Columbia leaders asked for it.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia has taken first step toward repealing a ban on conversion therapy meant to protect LGBTQ+ youth. Members of city council voted 4-3 Tuesday in favor of removing the ban.

The Columbia City Council chambers is at capacity ahead of the first vote on repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Joshua Boucher [email protected] ...

Wilson argued the city’s conversion therapy ordinance violated state and federal law, and he enlisted the South Carolina Legislature to introduce a provision that would strip Columbia of $3.7 ...

Conversion therapy is the scientifically discredited practice of using therapy to "convert" LGBTQ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations.

Columbia rejects public pleas, repeals SC’s first conversion therapy ban. Morgan Hughes. Tue, June 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM UTC. 3 min read.

The Columbia City Council chambers is at capacity ahead of the first vote on repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Joshua Boucher [email protected] ...