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Supreme Court rules against law banning 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids

March 31, 2026 07:41 PM EDT

Fox Corporation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice. 

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child 'conversion therapy'

March 31, 2026 05:45 PM EDT

Al Jazeera Media Network

In an eight-to-one decision, the high court ruled against a law banning the discredited practice on free speech grounds.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's 'conversion therapy' ban

March 31, 2026 12:59 PM EDT

Deutsche Welle

Colorado had banned therapy seeking to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ patients under 18. Over 20 US states and much of Europe, including Germany, have banned the practice.

Gov. Evers: Keeps promise to protect LGBTQ youth, again vetoes several anti-LGBTQ bills targeting trans and gender nonconforming kids 

March 31, 2026 11:03 AM EDT

Wisconsin Politics Network

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers celebrated International Transgender Day of Visibility today by vetoing five anti-LGBTQ bills targeting Wisconsin’s transgender and gender nonconforming kids, making good on his promise to veto any anti-LGBTQ legislation sent to his desk that hurts LGBTQ kids and Wisconsinites....

Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ kids

March 31, 2026 10:45 AM EDT

Fox 23 News.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice.

Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ kids

March 31, 2026 10:33 AM EDT

Public Broadcasting Service.

An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment.

Supreme Court's trans conversion ban ruling to start new legal debate

March 31, 2026 10:17 AM EDT

USA Today

The decision is the latest legal setback for LGTBQ+ Americans from the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court strikes down Colorado's 'conversion therapy' ban for LGBTQ kids

March 31, 2026 10:14 AM EDT

nbcwashington

An 8-1 high court majority found Colorado's law regulates speech based on viewpoint. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter.

The Dangerous and Violent Reality of Controlling Women | CLASP

March 30, 2026 09:57 AM EDT

clasp

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we should reflect on how far women’s rights have come over the years, along with the recent significant backsliding.

Why Trump is now investigating Maine for requiring insurers to cover abortion

March 29, 2026 02:26 PM EDT

the Bangor Daily News

A legal scholar described the investigations into Maine and 12 other states as Trump “throwing a bone” to conservatives.

Why Trump is investigating Maine for requiring insurers to cover abortion

March 29, 2026 01:50 PM EDT

The Portland Press Herald.

One legal scholar described the investigations into Maine and 12 other states as Trump “throwing a bone” to conservatives who want more abortion restrictions.

'No Kings' protests set record with 3,300 rallies across all 50 states in US

March 29, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

The Business Standard.

For many participants, the protests were a response to what they perceive as assaults on democratic values, including stricter immigration enforcement, restrictions on abortion rights, and another controversial war.

Trump tells Fox News he won the 'gay vote' — but polls tell a different story

March 27, 2026 03:35 PM EDT

The Washington Blade

Trump falsely claims LGBTQ support on Fox despite polling showing overwhelming opposition.

Trump Administration to Investigate Maine's Abortion Laws, Janet Mills Responds

March 27, 2026 12:23 PM EDT

themainewire

The Trump Administration announced last week that Maine is going to be one of 13 states investigated over their abortion laws. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office for Civil Rights, the federal government is looking into whether the states in question are violating the 2005 Weldon Amendment, which prohibits

While claiming Iran's new leader is gay, Trump says 'YMCA' won him the gay vote. It didn't

March 27, 2026 10:13 AM EDT

The Advocate.

As the Iran war continues, Trump keeps invoking LGBTQ+ people, citing their persecution to defend military action while claiming their political support.

Trump claims he won the gay vote in 2024 despite polls showing he scored just 12%

March 27, 2026 09:22 AM EDT

The Independent.

President Donald Trump actually did poorly with the LGBT+ community, which overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris

Why 'pro-life' Republicans want to avoid a federal ban on abortion pills this year

March 27, 2026 08:00 AM EDT

The Salt Lake Tribune

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, "pro-life" congressional Republicans are avoiding a bill that would force the FDA to withdraw its approval of mifepristone.

Trump says 'gays love him' and claims CIA told him new Iranian leader is gay

March 27, 2026 06:05 AM EDT

PinkNews.

In a new interview, President Trump has claimed that US intelligence has suggested that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is gay.

Donald Trump Rambles About Success With 'The Gay Vote' in Iran War Interview

March 26, 2026 07:11 PM EDT

TMZ.

President Donald Trump somehow turned a conversation about the war in Iran into an opportunity to claim he's a hit with the gay community in the U.S.

New Yorkers return Pride flag to Stonewall after Trump administration removed it

February 12, 2026 09:46 PM EST

DZRH News

NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - New York officials on Thursday hoisted a large rainbow Pride flag over the Stonewall National Monument that was removed by the Trump administration earlier in the week. Hundreds of people flocked to New York's Lower Manhattan to return the flag to the monument, which ...