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The Department of Housing and Urban Development earlier this year announced it would no longer enforce the Equal Access Rule, which barred discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and marital status in HUD-funded housing, facilities and services.

Practices of so-called conversion therapy - attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity - are much more common than first thought, new research suggests.

His experience puts him among the 17% of respondents to Stonewall's survey who said they'd experienced prayer from others in an attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The research, carried out by Opinium, asked 2,000 people who identified as part of the LGTBQ+ community whether they had been exposed to various practices aimed at changing or altering their sexual orientation or gender identity.

“California’s schools are and will remain a welcoming, inclusive and safe place for all, regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status,” Bonta said at the time.