Will SCOTUS Greenlight Conversion Therapy Even Though the UN Calls It "Torture"?

"It is the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, as the court's October-to-October annual cycle is known. Chiles v. Salazar, brought by Christian counselor Kaley Chiles, seeks to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy, a pseudoscientific practice in which providers attempt to change a youth's sexual orientation or gender identity, often through extremely harsh methods."

"Conversion therapy is condemned by every major medical association in the country, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association. It has historically involved acts of physical, psychological and sexual abuse against minors - electric shock, masturbation reconditioning, starvation, chemically induced nausea and hypnosis, among others. Nearly 700,000 adults are survivors of conversion therapy, according to the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law,"

"Chiles v. Salazar, brought by Christian counselor Kaley Chiles, seeks to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy, a pseudoscientific practice in which providers attempt to change a youth's sexual orientation or gender identity, often through extremely harsh methods. Conversion therapy is condemned by every major medical association in the country, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association."

Five years after the United Nations concluded conversion therapy could amount to torture, the Supreme Court will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado's ban that could allow the practice nationwide. The case is the first of three major LGBTQ+ cases this term. Conversion therapy is described as a pseudoscientific attempt to change youth sexual orientation or gender identity and has been condemned by major U.S. medical associations. The practice has involved physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, including electric shock and chemically induced nausea. Nearly 700,000 adults report surviving conversion therapy. The Williams Institute filed a brief supporting Colorado's ban.

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