What the SCOTUS ruling against Colorado’s conversion therapy ban means for LGBTQ youth

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled eight-to-one against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. The practice has been widely discredited by major psychological governing bodies, but Colorado’s ban was taken to court by a conservative therapist who said it infringed her right to free speech. 

Bruce Parker is the Executive Director of the advocacy group Rocky Mountain Equality. KGNU’s Abby O’Brien spoke with him on April 1 via Zoom about his reaction to the ruling.

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