The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging local & state laws banning so-called “conversion therapy” for our LGBTQ youth. This challenge was filed by Alliance Defending Freedom an org classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center & is behind numerous targeted legal attacks against our LGBTQ community. The case will be heard next Supreme Court term that starts in October 2025 with a decision expected in 2026. This case comes out of a Colorado law enacted in 2019 that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from engaging in the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” for youth in an attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity & currently over 20 states have similar laws. Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign President stated, “The Supreme Court’s decision to take up this case isn’t just about so-called 'conversion therapy' – it’s about whether extremists can use our courts to push their dangerous agenda, in an effort to erase LGBTQ+ people & gut protections that keep our kids safe. There’s no debate: so-called ‘conversion therapy’ is a dangerous practice, not therapy & it has no place in our communities. These bans exist to protect LGBTQ+ children from harm—period. Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights are the entry point to attacks on all of our rights. The same people trying to legalize abuse under the guise of ‘therapy’ are the ones banning books, ripping away reproductive rights & undermining our democracy. The Supreme Court must uphold the 10th Circuit decision finding that these laws are constitutional.” As we all know kids are especially vulnerable & conversion therapy can lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness & suicide.
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