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Topic: Conversion therapy

The Supreme Court may decide to end birthright citizenship at President Trump's asking. The cost could be more detrimental for generations of US residents as people question the legitimacy of such an action to repeal the 14th Amendment. (Chris Hackett / Tetra Images / Getty Images)

SCOTUS rules for conversion therapy

Jelinda Montes
Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

How SCOTUS erased abuse of LGBTQ kids

Amanda Marcotte
Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. The court ruled on June 30 that some private businesses can refuse service to same-sex couples for religious reasons, in a landmark erosion of anti-discrimination laws. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Anti-trans activists pray for SCOTUS win

Russell Payne
Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. (Gints Ivuskans/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Michigan bans LGBTQ+ conversion therapy

Kelly McClure
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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Mastriano grips on to conversion therapy

Kelly McClure
Pray Away (Netflix)

The ex-gay movement's cycle of harm

Mary Elizabeth Williams
LGBTI activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in San Jose (Getty/Ezequiel Becerra)

Conversion therapy leader comes out

Ashlie D. Stevens
Vice President-elect Mike Pence addresses the Heritage Foundation's 2016 President's Club Meeting in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (AP)

Heritage Foundation & conversion therapy

Brianna January - Media Matters
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) (Getty/Win McNamee)

Gabbard 2020 hit by anti-LGBT charges

Matthew Rozsa
Theodore Pellerin stars as Xavier and Lucas Hedges stars as Jared in "Boy Erased" (Focus Features)

"Boy Erased" tackles conversion therapy

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Laverne Cox (AP/Frank Micelotta)

Jenny Kutner
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-87521p1.html'>Lindsay Douglas</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Jenny Kutner
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Chaim Levin (AP/Amy Sussman)

Gay conversion therapy fraud

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

A petition answered

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Still from "My Husband's Not Gay" (TLC)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(David Yu via Flickr Creative Commons)

Katie McDonough
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Perry backtracks on conversion

Elias Isquith
Rick Perry (NBC News)

Perry makes homophobic remark

Elias Isquith
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Katie McDonough
John Paulk

Katie McDonough
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Katie McDonough
Chaim Levin (AP/Amy Sussman)

Gay-healers, you're quacks!

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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