Michigan became the 22nd state Wednesday to ban “conversion therapy,” the discredited pseudoscience that attempts to convert gay, lesbian, and bisexual people heterosexual. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed two bills into law Wednesday — House Bill 4617, which defines conversion therapy, and House Bill 4616, which bars licensed therapists from subjecting minors to the practice and lays out penalties for violation, including discipline by public health regulators. Photo: Officer of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer