In Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ case, children’s health is at stake

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on certain forms of counseling for youth experiencing gender dysphoria. The stakes couldn’t be higher for vulnerable young people and their families.

We make unlikely co-authors. Tyler Deaton leads American Unity Fund, which advocates for LGBT rights within conservative circles. Ryan T. Anderson leads the Ethics and Public Policy Center, applying Judeo-Christian moral tradition to law and culture. We’ve frequently disagreed — sometimes profoundly — on questions of marriage, sexuality, and religious liberty.

SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE IF GOP CANDIDATE CAN SUE OVER ILLINOIS MAIL BALLOT LAW

Yet we’ve joined forces to file an amicus brief in this case because we share a fundamental conviction: Children struggling with gender

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