Resolved: Ex-gay therapy ought be banned.

With the consideration of my opponent's debating record, I'm very certain that this will be an interesting and fruitful debate. Pardon for the lateness of my response, by the way. In this debate, I will affirm the resolution and stand on the PRO. Before continuing in this debate, I have some parameters to establish:DefinitionsEx-gay therapy (n.): a type of sexual orientation change effort that attempts to change the sexual orientation of a person from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual.Ban (v.): to prohibit especially by legal means Observation: This debate questions the moral evaluation of ex-gay therapy and the banning thereof based on the specific definition of the word "ought." Henceforth, the center focus of this debate should be morality. Contention 1: Ex-gay therapy and the provision of it are immoral.When analyzing the effects of ex-gay therapy and its provision in society under the scope of consequentialism, we see that ex-gay therapy is morally wrong and requires immediate termination in order to establish moral order. Sub-point 1a: The onset of ex-gay therapy is inherently immoral. Because the general idea of ex-gay therapy inherently condemns homosexuality in general and aligns itself with a mindset prejudiced against this group of people, ex-gay therapy is inherently immoral in reason. The Pan-American Health Organization commented: "Health professionals who offer “reparative therapies” align themselves with social prejudices and reflect a stark ignorance in matters of sexuality and sexual health. Contrary to what many people believe or assume, there is no reason — with the exception of the stigma resulting from those very prejudices — why homosexual persons should be unable to enjoy a full and satisfying life. The task of health professionals is to not cause harm and to offer support to patients to alleviate their complaints and problems, not to make these more severe. A therapist who classifies non-heterosexual patients as “deviant” not only offends them but also contributes to the aggravation of their problems."Sub-point 1b: The methodology effects of ex-gay therapy make the practice immoral.The practice at which ex-gay therapy is done and its effects further invalidate ex-gay therapy as anything moral. The APA reports: "The APA's Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation reached its conclusion based on a lengthy (137-page) review of over 80 studies conducted from 1960 to 2007. They found an overall abysmal state of research, with "serious methodological problems" in most of the studies. The reputable studies, they found, overwhelmingly show that long-term change in a person's sexual orientation is "uncommon." Those who underwent such therapies frequently reported subsequent difficulties, including loss of sexual feeling, suicidality, depression and anxiety. As a result of these findings, the group passed a resolution warning its over 150,000 members not to advise clients to attempt to use therapy to change their sexual orientation...Contrary to claims of sexual orientation change advocates and practitioners, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of psychological interventions to change sexual orientation," said Judith M. Glassgold, chairwoman of the task force that presented the report at the group's annual meeting in Toronto, Canada. "At most, certain studies suggested that some individuals learned how to ignore or not act on their homosexual attractions. Yet, these studies did not indicate for whom this was possible, how long it lasted or its long-term mental health effects. Also, this result was much less likely to be true for people who started out only attracted to people of the same sex." The inefficiency of this practice further contributes to the idea that this practice is impractical and immoral with consideration that it receives money in order to do a practice that is potentially harmful and generally dysfunctional.