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LGBTQ advocacy groups rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday prior to a hearing on a bill that would severely restrict "conversion therapy," a practice that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation.

A total of 15 states already ban the practice. Minnesota is considering becoming the 16th, or at least restricting it considerably.

A Minnesota House committee opened hearings Wednesday on a bill banning the controversial practice of using therapy to make gay people.... straight.

The bill bans the use of conversion therapy on children under 18, or on vulnerable adults.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Democrats and LGBTQ advocates on Thursday pushed to ban a practice in which therapists try to change the sexual orientation of gay people.

The crowd was so big, a House committee room reached capacity and supporters of the measure spilled out into the hallway. They are seeking to make Minnesota the 16th state to prohibit the controversial practice, though the bill faces an uncertain path in the divided state Legislature.

A bill that would ban conversion therapy for Minnesota children cleared its first hurdle Wednesday night, passing a House committee.

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