Conversion therapy has remained a contentious issue in 2025, with 11 states introducing bills to ban the practice for minors. Most of these efforts failed to advance, especially in Republican-led legislatures. At the federal level, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Chiles v. Salazar last week, a case challenging Colorado’s ban, where a Christian counselor argued the law violates her First Amendment rights. Colorado defended the law as a regulation of professional conduct aimed at protecting minors from harmful and discredited practices. The Court’s decision, expected in 2026, could reshape how states regulate conversion therapy nationwide.
