DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis struck back Monday against the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding “conversion” talk therapy, signing a bill allowing patients to sue for damages and issuing an executive order blocking state funds from being used to support such counseling.
The Democrat-sponsored legislation, entitled Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors, creates a civil cause of action for those harmed by “sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts” and lifts the two-year time limit on claims.
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“People shouldn’t be ripped off by those falsely claiming that they can change who you are attracted to or who you are,” Mr. Polis, a Democrat, said in a signing statement.
“In our Colorado for all, everyone can live authentically, and should not be subject to hateful and simply ineffective conversion therapy,” he said. “Conversion therapy is harmful, can traumatize kids, and is a scam to waste people’s hard-earned money.”
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