The Supreme Court struck down a ban on conversion therapy in Colorado

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published March 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT

A Colorado law banning talk therapy that seeks to change a teenager's sexual orientation or gender identity has been rejected by the Supreme Court. LGBTQ advocates are not happy.

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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.

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