Conversion Therapy Case: A Pivotal Moment
A pending Supreme Court decision on whether states can ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth represents a pivotal moment in the struggle against Christian nationalism, said Rachel Laser, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Either you believe in pluralistic democracy, or you are for uprooting it so certain people can have bigger rights and be considered more American than other people.
Justices heard oral arguments in the case of Salazar, a lawsuit filed in 2022 by counselor Kaley Chiles challenging Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for children. Conversion therapy is an attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of people through behavioral modification and religious instruction.
Author's summary: Conversion therapy case is a pivotal moment.
- The case is a lawsuit filed by counselor Kaley Chiles challenging Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy.
- Conversion therapy aims to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of people.