{"id":51966,"date":"2026-04-07T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=51966"},"modified":"2026-04-05T10:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:42:37","slug":"from-the-united-states-comes-another-alarming-blow-for-lgbtq-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/04\/07\/from-the-united-states-comes-another-alarming-blow-for-lgbtq-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"From the United States comes another alarming blow for LGBTQ+ rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The latest news from the United States is deeply worrying for LGBTQ+ people and their allies: the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Colorado\u2019s ban on conversion therapy for minors, ruling that the law violates free speech protections under the First Amendment. In an 8-1 decision, the court sided with Christian counselor Kaley Chiles, who challenged the 2019 state law on religious grounds, as reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2026\/03\/supreme-court-sides-with-therapist-in-challenge-to-colorados-ban-on-conversion-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCOTUSblog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1j75rz77x5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-chiles-v-salazar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>U.S. Supreme Court overturns Colorado ban<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado had banned licensed practitioners from carrying out so-called conversion therapy on minors since 2019, joining a growing number of states that had prohibited the practice. These therapies claim to change a person\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity, often by framing homosexuality or gender variance as a disorder to be corrected, according to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1j75rz77x5o\">BBC News<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-supreme-court-rejects-colorados-conversion-therapy-ban\/a-76613464\">DW<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ban-ruling-00851858\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homoth\u00e9rapies, conversion forc\u00e9e | ARTE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZSb20RpaD20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing for the majority, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch said the Colorado law did not merely regulate conduct, but \u201cspeech as speech,\u201d arguing that in Chiles\u2019s case the state was censoring the therapist\u2019s views rather than controlling physical treatment, as explained by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2026\/03\/supreme-court-sides-with-therapist-in-challenge-to-colorados-ban-on-conversion-therapy\/\">SCOTUSblog<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-chiles-v-salazar\/\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A ruling with wide consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling could have consequences far beyond Colorado, as more than 20 U.S. states currently ban conversion therapy for minors. Several legal and political observers warned that the decision may weaken protections for LGBTQ+ youth by reframing therapeutic conversations as constitutionally protected speech, including&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/seattle\/2026\/04\/02\/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ruling-washington-law-free-speech\">Axios<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/31\/politics\/takeaways-supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy\">CNN<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradotimesrecorder.com\/2026\/04\/activists-attorneys-legislators-respond-to-conversion-therapy-decision\/77992\/\">Colorado Times Recorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado officials and advocates said the law was designed to protect young people from harmful and discredited practices, not to suppress ideas, as noted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradotimesrecorder.com\/2026\/04\/activists-attorneys-legislators-respond-to-conversion-therapy-decision\/77992\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado Times Recorder<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancentury.org\/news\/lgbtq-faith-leaders-say-supreme-court-s-conversion-therapy-ruling-will-harm-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Christian Century<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Th\u00e9rapies de conversion: \u00abl\u2019homophobie, la transphobie, c\u2019est toujours une r\u00e9alit\u00e9\u00bb\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KwyxF69hBPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversion therapy has long been condemned by medical and human-rights organisations, and the U.N. has described such practices as potentially amounting to torture. The Supreme Court\u2019s decision now raises fresh concerns about how far states can go in regulating harmful counseling practices when those practices are presented as speech, according to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-supreme-court-rejects-colorados-conversion-therapy-ban\/a-76613464\">DW<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradotimesrecorder.com\/2026\/04\/activists-attorneys-legislators-respond-to-conversion-therapy-decision\/77992\/\">Colorado Times Recorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical-context\">Practical context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Broader impact:<\/strong>\u00a0Could affect similar bans in other U.S. states, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1j75rz77x5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC News<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-chiles-v-salazar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/31\/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Case:<\/strong>\u00a0Colorado\u2019s ban on conversion therapy for minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ruling:<\/strong>\u00a0U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outcome:<\/strong>\u00a0Law deemed unconstitutional as applied to talk therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>KET Magazine is a community\u2011driven, non\u2011profit magazine run by volunteers based in Brussels. Get in touch to share your thoughts or tell us about your activities. You can also promote your events on our website or support our work with a donation. 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