Lethbridge has joined a handful of other Alberta municipalities, including Calgary and Edmonton, in the banning of conversion therapy. 

Coun. Hyggen says he has been receiving many inquiries over the last few months about having a public hearing on the matter. 

A committee recommended to city council earlier this month that a bylaw should be passed prohibiting conversion therapy as a businesses.

Calgary city council could make history with a vote on a proposed bylaw banning conversion therapy on Monday.

A Calgary city councillor became emotional on Thursday night while speaking about the upcoming vote on a bylaw that would ban conversion therapy.

Calgary's community services committee voted unanimously Thursday night to approve the conversion therapy ban bylaw, meaning the final decision will now be put to city council.

Under Bill S-202, it would be illegal to advertise conversion therapy services and to obtain a financial or other material benefit for the provision of conversion therapy to anybody under the age of 18, and punishable by up to five years in prison.

On Monday, city council passed a motion to direct administration to draft a bylaw that will ban the controversial practice within city limits.

Calgary is the latest municipality in Alberta to ban conversion therapy. Now, Lethbridge LGBTQ advocates are hoping for a similar move in their city.

The American Psychological Association has said conversion therapy is not based in science and is harmful to mental health.