Inside the StrasBorg: The Council of Europe and the Conversion Therapy Ban Resolution

Colorado’s law bars licensed therapists from performing conversion therapy on minors — meaning any treatment aimed at changing a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Supportive counseling or identity exploration is still allowed; what’s banned is the practice of trying to change who someone is. The state defends the law as standard health regulation meant to protect kids from a harmful, discredited practice, and says it does not restrict speech or viewpoints — it regulates profe