📋 Tender Overview
Minister responsible for the Womens Directorate Jeanie Dendys tabled legislation to ban conversion therapy in Yukon.Bill No. 9 would ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors or adults that have a court appointed guardian or substitute decision-maker and also clarify that conversion therapy is not an insured service. It would also introduce penalties for practicing conversion therapy in Yukon.The Government of Yukon has been conducting broad public engagement to increase inclusiveness for lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer Two-Spirit plus LGBTQ2S Yukoners in government legislation policies programs and services. Throughout the public engagement Yukoners made it clear that banning conversion therapy is a top priority. The proposed ban is one of the items in the governments LGBTQ2S Action Plan currently being developed based on engagement with Yukons LGBTQ2S community.
