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Washington state banned conversion therapy for minors, a controversial practice aimed at changing someone's sexual orientation.

The Supreme Court has twice upheld California's 2012 ban on conversion therapy for minors.

The vote comes after bishops overwhelmingly backed a motion calling for a ban on "unethical" conversion therapy for gay Christians.

Barack Obama has called for an end to so-called "conversion therapy" for gay and transgender young people.

There are only five states in the US that explicitly ban conversion therapy for minors.

"As part of our dedication to protecting America's youth, this administration supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors," she said.

"It's not that bad anymore, but I will probably bear the mental torture marks of conversion therapy for the rest of my life.

Since California passed the first ban on conversion therapy for minors in 2012, 14 other states and the District of Columbia have barred the practice.

The most recent state to ban conversion therapy for minors was Illinois, which came into effect on 1 January.

California banned conversion therapy for minors last year, though a legal challenge is pending, and the Massachusetts legislature is considering a similar ban.

The Trevor Project is also working to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, and to promote more accurate data collection around LGBTQ suicide and homicide.