On free speech and the harms of conversion therapy

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Chiles v Salazar, regarding Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy practices. Media reports suggest that the conservative Supreme Court majority is inclined to strike down Colorado’s law. This would have a profound impact on 27 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, as well as numerous municipalities, that have taken action to protect youth from this pseudo-science quackery. Many of these laws passed with significant bipartisan support.

First, we should never predict how the court will rule, comments during oral arguments are not equal to the final opinion released by the court many months later. But we should challenge the premise of one issue that came up in oral arguments, about the evidence of the harm of conversion therapy. The New York Times