Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse

Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse

June 11, 2026 · 57 min

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Michael and Mélissa discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on conversion therapy and its impact on LGBTQ+ youth during Pride month.

Happy Pride month from Brief Recess! For more of your favorite LGBTQ+ content, check out the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts. Michael and Mélissa discuss protecting LGBTQ+ youth amid federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, and cover the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling Chiles v. Salazar. The decision reversed Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy," which is a disturbing and dangerous blow to the LGBTQ+ community.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche . Got legal questions? Email  briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com . Links: CenterLink  GLAAD Outright International  The Trevor Project  SAGE Guide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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