LGBT rights

NBC News -   In a blow to LGBTQ rights, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy aimed at youths struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity violates the free speech rights of a conservative Christian therapist. The 8-1 decision in favor of Kaley Chiles, who argued the state's ban violated her First Amendment rights, is likely to have national implications because more than 20 states have similar laws.

Independent, UK -   LGBT+ youth subjected to conversion therapy are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide compared to their peers, according to the group. Major medical and mental health organizations have condemned the practice.

The Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling, written by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch and published on Transgender Day of Visibility, is a “reckless decision” that “means more American kids will suffer,” according to Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign.

The court has “weaponized free-speech in order to prioritize anti-LGBTQ+ bias over the safety, health and wellbeing of children,” she wrote. “So-called ‘conversion therapy’ is pseudoscience, not real therapy.”