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WestMichRad

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18. So it'll be okay for us to develop a conversion therapy program...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:51 PM

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… to torture the stupidity out of MAGAs?

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Obergefell is in danger Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #1

I doubt Obergefell makes it through next year's docket JT45242 15 hrs ago #11

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

Not any time soon FBaggins 12 hrs ago #29

There were actually two reasons for my timeframe in my post Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #30

Conversion therapy is torture LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #2

I could accept this, though not like it, if this principle were being applied anything like equally dsc 17 hrs ago #3

Yikes! Kagan and Sotomayor concurring with the conservatives Jose Garcia 16 hrs ago #4

This is an excerpt from the Kagan & Sotomayor concurring opinion. Justice Kagan authored it & Justice Sotomayor joined. 24601 16 hrs ago #6

Disappointing. Conversion therapy is harmful quackery. SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #9

They actually cover that in the opinion Shrek 15 hrs ago #12

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is "only speech" as well, but it is regulated. SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #16

Sure, but yelling in a crowded theatre isn't speech based on viewpoint Shrek 13 hrs ago #23

Asserting there is a fire is definitely a viewpoint. SunSeeker 40 min ago #34

Or they just voted for what they thought was right Polybius 13 hrs ago #24

The weird christo-fascist sleep-away camps wolfie001 16 hrs ago #5

They charge a lot of money for those camps. dickthegrouch 14 hrs ago #19

No protections from mental abuse by religious fanatics. maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #7

"We condone child abuse," says Supreme Court sakabatou 16 hrs ago #8

WTF? It is not a Free Speech question. It is a medical, sociological, and ethical question. Martin68 15 hrs ago #10

Apparently that's how it works, according to the opinion Shrek 15 hrs ago #14

That is impossible angrychair 14 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 14 hrs ago #22

Many of the people undergoing conversion therapy are minors forced by their bigoted Christian parents. Lonestarblue 12 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 6 hrs ago #31

Abuse because of a child's gender identity or sexual orientation certainly isn't a domain exclusive to Christianity. 24601 4 hrs ago #32

The court opened the door to any and all quack Klarkashton 15 hrs ago #13

Sweet, I'll set up shop tomorrow angrychair 14 hrs ago #17

So it'll be okay for us to develop a conversion therapy program... WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #18

MAGAt conversion therapy. AWESOME! Dr. T 13 hrs ago #25

Lots of other instances where the government is restricting speech. dickthegrouch 14 hrs ago #21

Deadline Legal Blog-Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor over Colorado on 'conversion therapy' for minors LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #27

Deadline Legal Blog-Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson steps out alone, again - this time on 'conversion therapy' LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #28

Desperation. The clock is ticking. The Grand Illuminist 2 hrs ago #33