WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — State Senate Republicans shut down debate on conversion therapy.
Republican legislation preventing the Evers administration from enacting rules prohibiting the practice was sent back to committee over protests of Democrats, like Beloit’s Mark Spreitzer
“Every day that this bill sits in committee, conversion therapy hurts more kids,” said Spreitzer.
Like Spreitzer, Milwaukee Democrat Tim Carpenter is gay.
“The bottom line in my opinion; fear, ignorance, is winning on the Senate floor today, and I’m embarrassed by that,” said Carpenter.
The partisan action effectively shelves the issue for the remainder of the legislative session, meaning conversion therapy may continue in Wisconsin.
