On the heels of a court decision that Colorado LGBTQ+ advocates worried weakened protections against so-called “conversion therapy” in the state, a new law signed Monday will codify protections against the widely debunked practice.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, joined elected officials in Denver Monday morning to sign into law HB26-1322, a bill that bans therapists in the state from…
Alan Manning Chambers, the leader of a Christian ministry that touted conversion therapy and claimed it could “cure” queerness, has been arrested for soliciting sex from a minor in a police sting.
The former leader of Exodus International was arrested on Tuesday by the Orlando Police Department and charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, sending harmful material to a minor, and…
An anti-LGBTQ+ legal group has sued Wisconsin after state leaders refused to roll back restrictions on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors.
Since 2024, Wisconsin has treated therapy marketed as “sexual orientation change efforts” as unprofessional conduct for licensed counselors, according to the _Wisconsin Examiner._
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, or WILL, which has also…
In 20 states across America and Washington, D.C., so-called “conversion therapy” practices have been banned, with every major medical and mental health association recognizing the practice is not only ineffective, but harmful to young people subjected to it. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court against Colorado’s ban has reignited alarm among LGBTQ+ people, allies, and advocates. The…
Colorado Democrats have passed a new law designed to preserve the state’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s previous attempt to shield young people from the dangerous and discredited practice.
The Colorado General Assembly on Thursday approved HB26-1322, legislation that rewrites the state’s conversion therapy statute in direct…
Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors in an 8-1 ruling that cast doubt on similar laws nationwide, a Catholic Church report is warning that so-called “reparative therapies” have caused LGBTQ+ Catholics “profound suffering” and spiritual harm
The published document comes from theologians assembled for the late Pope Francis’ Synod…
In the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that curtailed states’ ability to prohibit so-called “conversion therapy” outright, Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill to deter the practice through civil liability rather than direct bans.
The proposal, House Bill 26-1322, would allow people who say they were subjected to conversion therapy to sue licensed mental health providers, as…
Showcased in the University of Virginia’s main hallway of the student center is a Queer History display depicting the photos from the first few years of the Day of Silence. A lot has changed since then, but not enough.
Started 30 years ago in 1996 in response to the harassment and bullying of LGBTQ+ students, two college students at the University of Virginia launched what would become the…
A homophobic father just got called out by a television judge after suing his gay son for conversion therapy costs.
Residing in Memphis, Tennessee, Gregory Talbert found his 18-year-old son Michael Talbert kissing his best friend in his room on a Sunday morning before church.
Shortly after this discovery, Gregory spent $6,000 to send his son to conversion therapy, which Michael ended up…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 8–1 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar landed with the force of a culture war flashpoint, with some headlines declaring conversion therapy “legalized." Advocates warn of harm, while supporters call it a victory for free speech. But legal experts say the truth is both narrower and more substantial.
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Following a controversial Supreme Court decision striking down Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, advocates gathered in solidarity at the site of America’s most famous LGBTQ+ protest.
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Many of New York’s most prominent activists, from conversion therapy survivors to celebrated drag…
The Supreme Court’s ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is being framed as a victory for free speech. It is not. It is a victory for a practice that has spent decades disguising coercion and psychological harm as treatment. It is also a decision about children.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear appeared visibly offended when he sat down for an exclusive interview with The Advocate on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on so-called "conversion therapy" for minors.
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"The Supreme Court is absolutely wrong," Beshear said…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, on Transgender Day of Visibility, struck down Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors. The decision elevates abstract free-speech doctrine over a growing body of medical evidence and leaves LGBTQ+ youth more exposed to a practice doctors have long described as harmful. The Court ruled 8–1, with a broad majority, including two liberal…
On February 19, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Prisons issued a new policy on the “Management of Inmates with Gender Dysphoria.” The title sounds clinical. The reality is brutal: the federal government has now officially placed itself in the business of punishing transgender people for being who they are, by withdrawing their medical care, confiscating their personal belongings, and subjecting…
There are some things that defy explanation.
When the loathsome House Speaker Mike Johnson recently took it upon himself to _explain the Bible_ to Pope Leo XIV, the Bishop of Rome, the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics, and a person who has truly earned his Jesus stripes, it just confirmed what a sanctimonious idiot Johnson is.
This bizarre Bible babble from one of the most…