Scientific studies on conversion therapy show that it’s harmful and ineffective. All major medical and psychological associations oppose it. Every major medical and mental health organization opposes ...

I’m a conversion-therapy survivor. I know firsthand the impossible task, and death-dealing effects, of trying to “pray the gay away.” Today, I’m also a researcher who focuses my work on conversion ...

The US Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that will determine whether a Colorado law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from providing conversion “therapy” to minors is constitutional ...

The Supreme Court is currently weighing Chiles v. Salazar, a case that challenges Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. ⁠Conversion therapy has been linked with higher rates of depression ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. It’s hard to believe a harmful, discredited practice like conversion therapy is legal ...

WASHINGTON − Growing up in a conservative and religious family in Arizona, Matt R. Salmon was desperate not to be gay. He prayed, fasted, read scripture and pleaded with God to change him. “Even at ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term in October, all eyes will be on the blockbuster cases waiting in the wings. On October 7, the justices will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a case that could ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, a decision that could potentially invalidate conversion therapy bans ...

The Supreme Court seemed ready on Tuesday to side with an Evangelical Christian therapist who objects to a Colorado law that she maintains violates her free speech rights. If the court rules in her ...

Every major medical and mental health organization opposes conversion therapy because research shows it to be harmful and ineffective. Even so, it’s important to know what individual research studies ...