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The Battle for LGBTQIA+ Lives: Conversion Therapy, SCOTUS, and the Fight to Exist
On May 7th, 2026, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1322 to protect youth from conversion therapy. The bill allows survivors to sue mental health professionals for damages caused by these practices, while entirely removing the statute of limitations so that claims can be filed at any time (Colo. H.B. 26-1322, 2026).
This victory was a direct reaction to a devastating blow from the Supreme Court. Just weeks earlier, on March 31st, SCOTUS ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar (2026), deciding that traditional conversion therapy bans unconstitutionally restrict clinicians’ “free speech.”