CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS

Freedom of Speech

  • RE: THE RIGHT(?) TO OPPOSE AN LGBT LIFESTYLE

    In an eight-to-one vote, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that state prohibitions of “conversion therapy” addressed to teenage or younger clients by state-licensed mental health professionals are probably unconstitutional. For the purpose of this ruling, “conversion therapy” is counseling intended to discourage homosexuals or transgender individuals from embracing their sexual proclivities. The Court… Continue reading

  • RE: Freedom of Speech

    The State of Colorado has a statute that prohibits licensed mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and psychologists, from offering “conversion therapy” to minors, some of whom may be seeking it. Colo. Rev. Stat. §12-245-224(1)(t)(v). The broader statute defines “conversion therapy” as any “treatment,” including verbal counseling, which seeks to change the patient’s self-professed sexual identity… Continue reading

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