Faith, Free Speech, and Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors
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The episode explores the implications of Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors and the intersection of therapy, state power, and personal beliefs.
Send us Fan Mail A quiet morning catch-up turns into a charged exploration of where therapy ends and state power begins. We dig into Colorado’s HB 19-1129 and the case of a licensed, faith-based counselor challenging the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors, asking whether the law polices harmful conduct—or polices words and beliefs in the treatment room. Along the way, we read the statutory definition, examine what it does and doesn’t allow, and test it against real scenarios where...
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Hosts: Evan Queitsch, Melissa Queitsch
Topics covered
- conversion therapy
- Colorado law
- faith-based counseling
- state power
- therapy ethics
Keywords
- conversion therapy
- Colorado law
- therapy ethics
- faith-based counseling
- state power
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Organizations: Colorado
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