Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

Blue state's LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban violates Constitution, 'very easy case' for SCOTUS, says expert

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case challenging a Colorado law's ban on so-called "conversion therapy" for minors after it declined to hear a similar case last year.

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Conversion Therapy Ban

On March 10, the Supreme Court stated that it will review the constitutionality of a state ban on conversion therapy for minors. The case was filed by the right-wing Alliance Defending Freedom, on behalf of a Christian therapist in Colorado, and the Supreme Court’s willingness to hear it is a harbinger of what’s to come. Conversion therapy, also known as reparative therapy, is an unscientific practice that purports to change a person’s sexual or…

Conversion therapy in WA: What to know as Supreme Court takes on state bans

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a First Amendment challenge by a Christian counselor against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy on minors aimed at changing their gender identity or sexual orientation.The news comes after the nation’s highest court previously declined to take up a similar challenge in 2023 against Washington’s law banning conversion therapy on children. Colorado and Washington are among 23 states that ban conver…

As Christian schools’ association seeks approval in Pa., ‘biblical sexuality’ policy draws opposition

A Colorado-based Christian nonprofit, seeking state approval to accredit private schools, faces mounting opposition from lawmakers and advocates who say the group’s policies discriminate against LGBTQ+ students.

Supreme Court Takes Case Challenging State Ban on 'Conversion Therapy'

On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would hear a case challenging a Colorado ban on so-called “conversion therapy.” This is, in a word, bad. More than 20 states ban licensed therapists from trying to change the sexuality or gender identity of LGBTQ clients who are minors, so this case, known as Chiles v. Salazar, is likely to have nationwide implications. The Colorado law against conversion therapy, passed in 2019, specifically prohibits licens…

Beckley attorney fears Senate bill could have negative effect on mental health services for at-risk transgender youth in the state

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) –Hormonal therapy and gender reassignment is legal in West Virginia in cases involving severe emotional trauma related to gender dysphoria. However, Senate Bill 299, which was passed by the Senate last week and was in the House of Delegates on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, would stop the treatment for those previously identified […]