conversion therapy
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2 Biden appointees from Colorado take center stage as SCOTUS hears conversion therapy case
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to accept an appeal out of Colorado questioning the constitutionality of a law restricting “conversion therapy” for minors turns the spotlight toward two relatively new federal judges who previously sided with the state. In the case of Chiles v. Salazar, Colorado Springs counselor Kaley Chiles alleged Colorado’s 2019 ban violated her…
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By 2-1, 10th Circuit rejects request to block Colorado’s conversion therapy ban
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Colorado’s 2019 ban on the provision of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children will remain in effect after the federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Thursday to block the law on constitutional grounds. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor in Colorado Springs, alleged the law violated her First Amendment rights and sought a preliminary injunction.…
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Judge refuses to halt Colorado ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children
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A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a 2019 Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children, rejecting several arguments from a licensed counselor in Colorado Springs who alleges the law violates her First Amendment rights as a professional and a Christian. Kaley Chiles requested a preliminary injunction against House Bill 19-1129, which…
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Colorado House approves ban on conversion therapy
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The Colorado House on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban licensed mental health professionals from providing conversion therapy to minors. The vote on House Bill 1129 was 42-20 with two Republicans, Reps. Colin Larson of Littleton and Hugh McKean of Loveland, voting in favor with the Democrats. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia…
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Committee advances ban on conversion therapy for gay minors to full Colorado House
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A Colorado House committee voted Wednesday to approve a bill banning gay conversion therapy for those under the age of 18. In a sometimes emotional hearing, the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee voted 8-3 to approve House Bill 1129, on its fifth and likely final time through the General Assembly given that…
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Proposed ban on conversion therapy for minors advances in Denver (VIDEO)
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Denver’s City Council will soon consider a ban on psychotherapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation of minors. Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homeless Committee voted Wednesday to send the proposal to the full council. Psychology’s governing bodies have denounced conversion therapy, which treats being gay or transgender as a mental illness. Research shows…
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Legislature must ban use of ‘conversion therapy’ on our youth
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Imagine a child is taken to a doctor by their parents, despite the child pleading they’re fine. The doctor also asserts the child is ill and begins using a practice deemed harmful and ineffective by most doctors and major professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Psychological Association. The…
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Colorado House passes bill, again, to ban conversion therapy for minors
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DENVER – For the fourth year in a row the Colorado House passed legislation to ban conversion therapy by licensed therapists who counsel minors who think they might be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. While the Democratic majority has moved the ban to the Senate each year, Republicans in the majority there quickly killed the…
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Coffman says she’d sign bill repealing ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
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DENVER – Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican candidate for governor, told a GOP group last week she would sign a bill removing protection based on sexual orientation from Colorado’s anti-discrimination law. Her remarks drew criticism from the state’s leading LGBTQ-advocacy organization, but Coffman later said she meant she would repeal the protection only if…
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This Week at the Capitol: March 19-23
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY House Education Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 112 House Bill 1252, barring the sale of…
