What is Conversion Therapy exactly? It is a psychiatric therapy aimed towards changing one's personal sexual orientation, because they think homosexuality is a mental disorder that needs to be “fixed.” This type of psychiatric therapy is widely practiced within the Church of Latter-Day Saints, mostly in Utah. It is against the law to practice conversion therapy in most states but since it is so common in Utah and most of our representatives are Mormon, this hasn’t been declared illegal. Yet, what they don’t know is that this is more hurtful toward the ones going through the psychiatric therapy than it is helpful. 
     There are so many people who want conversion therapy in minors outlawed. There has been a bill trying to eradicate this type of psychological therapy that has a terrible influence on the mental health of young teens. A recent study in the results of conversion therapy in teens shows that they are three times more likely to attempt suicide in this therapy than without it. We all say that you, as a person, can express yourself in whatever way you want. Yet this type of psychological therapy totally contradicts that statement by saying that if you aren’t abiding by someone's beliefs you aren’t good enough and need to change. This psychiatric practice is putting our kids, our future, in danger and us Utahns are still trying to “fix this mental disorder.’  
      Us as Utahns need to accept and allow that way our new generation views and expresses themselves because you can’t change who you, in your heart, love or are attracted towards. Just because their life may not be represented in your religious beliefs, does not mean that they are any less human than you are. It is the 21st century, we all need to start supporting everyone no matter their sexual orientation. Trying to change them can hurt others as well. It puts people in danger that are perfectly comfortable with who they are. This practice is increasing horrible body and mental imagery in young teens who are worrying about so much more in their youth lives. Conversion Therapy in Utah needs to be illegal because it increases mental issues in teens which can, if severe enough, raise the suicide rates in youths.