WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ+ rights case Tuesday, weighing the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on the practice known as conversion therapy for children.
The justices are hearing a lawsuit from a Christian counselor challenging a Colorado law that prohibits therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, with support from President Donald Trump’s Republican administration, argues the law violates her freedom of speech by barring her from offering voluntary, faith-based therapy for kids.
Colorado, on the other hand, says the measure simply regulates licensed therapists by barring a practice that’s been scientifically discredited and linked to serious harm.
I hate this kind of writing.
It’s not Colorado who says this. The practice has been discredited by the scientific community and is outright bullshit quackery, and the only reason it gets taken seriously is because our population is incredibly stupid. Just because your belief is sincerely-held, that doesn’t mean it should be taken seriously in the public space, and this bullshit would have been laughed out of any courtroom in this country if we were reasonable people.