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Colorado Passes New Law to Protect LGBTQ+ People Against Harms of Conversion Therapy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

New law amends Colorado's existing prohibition to address First Amendment concerns raised in Chiles v. Salazar – and goes further to extend the statute of limitations for survivors to bring medical malpractice claims  May 8, 2026 — Yesterday, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1322, legislation that updates Colorado's longstanding prohibition on conversion therapy to be viewpoint-neutral, directly responding to the concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar. The new law preserves Colorado's ban on this discredited and harmful practice while bringing the statute into alignment with the Supreme Court's First Amendment guidance.  The Supreme Court’s March…
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The Trevor Project Condemns Supreme Court’s Decision to Consider Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge

March 10, 2025 – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will hear a challenge to a current Colorado state law that protects young people from conversion therapy, or a range of practices that attempt to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, shared the following statement in response:  Statement from Jaymes Black (they/she/he), CEO of The Trevor Project: “Conversion therapy is not actual therapy. It is a harmful, debunked practice that has been shown to more than double an…