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angrychair

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20. That is impossible

Reply to Shrek (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:56 PM

6 hrs ago

while others hope to reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors

It is impossible to change who you are sexually attracted to and anyone implying you can is a quack and should be prevented from trying to do that because it's incredibly dangerous.

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

Obergefell is in danger Prairie Gates 9 hrs ago #1

I doubt Obergefell makes it through next year's docket JT45242 7 hrs ago #11

I don't know that there's a live case coming through the courts that would challenge Obergefell Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #15

Not any time soon FBaggins 4 hrs ago #29

There were actually two reasons for my timeframe in my post Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #30

Conversion therapy is torture LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #2

I could accept this, though not like it, if this principle were being applied anything like equally dsc 9 hrs ago #3

Yikes! Kagan and Sotomayor concurring with the conservatives Jose Garcia 8 hrs ago #4

This is an excerpt from the Kagan & Sotomayor concurring opinion. Justice Kagan authored it & Justice Sotomayor joined. 24601 8 hrs ago #6

Disappointing. Conversion therapy is harmful quackery. SunSeeker 7 hrs ago #9

They actually cover that in the opinion Shrek 7 hrs ago #12

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is "only speech" as well, but it is regulated. SunSeeker 7 hrs ago #16

Sure, but yelling in a crowded theatre isn't speech based on viewpoint Shrek 5 hrs ago #23

Or they just voted for what they thought was right Polybius 5 hrs ago #24

The weird christo-fascist sleep-away camps wolfie001 8 hrs ago #5

They charge a lot of money for those camps. dickthegrouch 6 hrs ago #19

No protections from mental abuse by religious fanatics. maxsolomon 8 hrs ago #7

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

WTF? It is not a Free Speech question. It is a medical, sociological, and ethical question. Martin68 7 hrs ago #10

Apparently that's how it works, according to the opinion Shrek 7 hrs ago #14

That is impossible angrychair 6 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 6 hrs ago #22

Many of the people undergoing conversion therapy are minors forced by their bigoted Christian parents. Lonestarblue 4 hrs ago #26

The court opened the door to any and all quack Klarkashton 7 hrs ago #13

Sweet, I'll set up shop tomorrow angrychair 6 hrs ago #17

So it'll be okay for us to develop a conversion therapy program... WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #18

MAGAt conversion therapy. AWESOME! Dr. T 5 hrs ago #25

Lots of other instances where the government is restricting speech. dickthegrouch 6 hrs ago #21

Deadline Legal Blog-Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor over Colorado on 'conversion therapy' for minors LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #27

Deadline Legal Blog-Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson steps out alone, again - this time on 'conversion therapy' LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #28