Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 12-11-18
Requesting Agency: Human Rights and Community Partnerships
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name:
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Name: Derek Okubo |
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Email: Derek.Okubo@denvergov.org |
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance adopting a new Article IX of Chapter 28 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning “Prohibition of Conversion Therapy.”
Amends Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) by adding Article IX concerning the prohibition of conversion therapy for minors. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 12-19-18.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Conversion therapy - sometimes referred to as “reparative therapy,” “ex-gay therapy,” or “sexual orientation change efforts” includes a range of dangerous & discredited practices aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or suppressing a person’s gender identity.
These harmful practices are based on the false claim that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer is a mental illness that should be cured. Every mainstream mental health & medical professional association in the country has rejected this view as scientifically invalid.
Address/Location (if applicable):
Legal Description (if applicable):
Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):
Draft Bill Attached?