US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child conversion therapy'

"The court majority argued that restricting talk therapy could violate the free speech protections enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution."

"Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of the court's conservatives, argued that the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country."

"Only one justice, the left-leaning Ketanji Brown Jackson, cast a dissenting vote in Tuesday's case. She argued that the ruling threatens to impair states' ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect."

The Supreme Court ruled against Colorado's law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ children, emphasizing free speech rights. The decision was made with an eight-to-one majority, where two liberal justices sided with six conservatives. The court argued that restricting talk therapy could infringe on First Amendment rights. Justice Kagan noted the state's suppression of one side of the debate. Justice Gorsuch highlighted the First Amendment's role in protecting diverse thoughts. Only Justice Jackson dissented, warning about the potential harm to LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy.

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