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15. I don't know that there's a live case coming through the courts that would challenge Obergefell

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:29 PM

13 hrs ago

Which is why I pushed the timeline out a bit.

The right has made tremendous headway over the last five years backlashing LGBTQ issues into oblivion, but I think marriage is still clinging to some support. But four years from now, if the backlash continues apace? It's going to get pulled back on a state's right basis, with the "moderate" excuse from the media and the Scott Bessents of the world that you can still get married on Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, etc,, the same way they did it with Roe.

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids [View all] BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP

Obergefell is in danger Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #1

I doubt Obergefell makes it through next year's docket JT45242 13 hrs ago #11

I don't know that there's a live case coming through the courts that would challenge Obergefell Prairie Gates 13 hrs ago #15

Not any time soon FBaggins 10 hrs ago #29

There were actually two reasons for my timeframe in my post Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #30

Conversion therapy is torture LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #2

I could accept this, though not like it, if this principle were being applied anything like equally dsc 15 hrs ago #3

Yikes! Kagan and Sotomayor concurring with the conservatives Jose Garcia 15 hrs ago #4

This is an excerpt from the Kagan & Sotomayor concurring opinion. Justice Kagan authored it & Justice Sotomayor joined. 24601 14 hrs ago #6

Disappointing. Conversion therapy is harmful quackery. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #9

They actually cover that in the opinion Shrek 13 hrs ago #12

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is "only speech" as well, but it is regulated. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #16

Sure, but yelling in a crowded theatre isn't speech based on viewpoint Shrek 11 hrs ago #23

Or they just voted for what they thought was right Polybius 11 hrs ago #24

The weird christo-fascist sleep-away camps wolfie001 14 hrs ago #5

They charge a lot of money for those camps. dickthegrouch 13 hrs ago #19

No protections from mental abuse by religious fanatics. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #7

"We condone child abuse," says Supreme Court sakabatou 14 hrs ago #8

WTF? It is not a Free Speech question. It is a medical, sociological, and ethical question. Martin68 13 hrs ago #10

Apparently that's how it works, according to the opinion Shrek 13 hrs ago #14

That is impossible angrychair 13 hrs ago #20

If that is what the decision is based on, then it does seem reasonable to me. As long as advice is freely requested and Martin68 12 hrs ago #22

Many of the people undergoing conversion therapy are minors forced by their bigoted Christian parents. Lonestarblue 11 hrs ago #26

I agree entirely. My point is if the subject request advice, that is legit. Does the court finding allow parents to Martin68 4 hrs ago #31

Abuse because of a child's gender identity or sexual orientation certainly isn't a domain exclusive to Christianity. 24601 2 hrs ago #32

The court opened the door to any and all quack Klarkashton 13 hrs ago #13

Sweet, I'll set up shop tomorrow angrychair 13 hrs ago #17

So it'll be okay for us to develop a conversion therapy program... WestMichRad 13 hrs ago #18

MAGAt conversion therapy. AWESOME! Dr. T 11 hrs ago #25

Lots of other instances where the government is restricting speech. dickthegrouch 12 hrs ago #21

Deadline Legal Blog-Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor over Colorado on 'conversion therapy' for minors LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #27

Deadline Legal Blog-Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson steps out alone, again - this time on 'conversion therapy' LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #28

Desperation. The clock is ticking. The Grand Illuminist 1 hr ago #33