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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision opens a new path for the controversial practice known as “conversion therapy” — a method aimed at questioning or even changing a person’s sexual orientation. [PDF: Chiles v. Salazar, No. 24-539]
More than 20 states ban the practice. Conversion therapy is condemned by major medical establishments including the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association.
LGBTQ2+ advocates at the Trevor Project are now calling the Supreme Court’s ruling in Chiles v. Salazar a “tragic step backward” when it comes to LGBTQ2S youth. The decision is also one in the growing number of legal and policy challenges ranging from a ban on Pride flags to defunding HIV/AIDS treatment.
Tune in to hear from Native LGBTQ and Two-Spirit advocates and legal experts about the landscape for LGBTQ2 protections.
