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 :  operated by State and local governments, abridges individuals’ constitutional rights.
 * (7) The discredited practice known as “conversion therapy” is a form of discrimination that harms LGBTQ people by undermining individuals’ sense of self worth, increasing suicide ideation and substance abuse, exacerbating family conflict, and contributing to second-class status.
 * (8) Both LGBTQ people and women face widespread discrimination in employment and various services, including by entities that receive Federal financial assistance. Such discrimination—
 * (A) is particularly troubling and inappropriate for programs and services funded wholly or in part by the Federal Government;
 * (B) undermines national progress toward equal treatment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and
 * (C) is inconsistent with the constitutional principle of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 * (9) Federal courts have widely recognized that, in enacting the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress validly invoked its powers under the Fourteenth