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Note that these bans only apply to minors and licensed counselors. Not clergy or private citizens. And lawmakers found that trying to change a child& #39;s sexual orientation or gender identity is extremely harmful and dangerous. The 11th Circuit& #39;s Trump judges don& #39;t care.
This is what Rule By Trump Judges looks like: We are not allowed to shield LGBTQ youth from discredited "conversion therapy," even though it increases risk of suicide.
Trump judges won& #39;t let LGBTQ people protect our own communities, our own children, from harm. Sickening.
Trump judges won& #39;t let LGBTQ people protect our own communities, our own children, from harm. Sickening.
Today& #39;s decision from the 11th Circuit blocking bans on LGBTQ "conversion therapy" for minors creates a circuit split. There is thus a very good chance the Supreme Court will now take up the issue. I have no real doubt that SCOTUS will find these bans unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court& #39;s six conservative justices will likely (1) strike down laws barring licensed counselors from seeking to change a minor& #39;s sexual orientation or gender identity, and (2) continue to uphold laws that force physicians to recite anti-abortion propaganda to patients.
This is an important point from Martin& #39;s dissent. The majority claims there& #39;s not enough evidence that "conversion therapy" is harmful. But medical experts have said *it would be unethical* to conduct the research that the majority demands, because it would harm children.
One startling aspect of today& #39;s opinion: The majority discredits the opposition of *every mainstream medical organization* to "conversion therapy," claiming that these groups are simply trying to censor therapists who don& #39;t share "majority preferences." https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/trump-judges-conversion-therapy-lgbtq.html">https://slate.com/news-and-...
