Conversion Therapy in the Southern United States: Prevalence and Experiences of the Survivors.

Numerous studies have determined that conversion therapy, a practice meant to change one's sexual orientation to heterosexual or gender identity to cisgender, can be ineffective and severely harmful. However, few studies have documented the prevalence or characteristics of its survivors. This study is a quantitative analysis of the LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey that estimates the prevalence of conversion therapy (specifically SOCE) in the Southern United States and documents its significant association with negative mental health outcomes.