Chiles v. Salazar · ¶86

Over the past few decades, however, the premise of conversion therapy (in whatever form) has been widely discredited within the medical and scientifc community. Conversion therapy is, at bottom, “based on a view of gender diversity that runs counter to scientifc consensus.” Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report, 2 App. 570. That is, contrary to the core beliefs that undergird conversion therapy, a robust professional consensus now acknowledges that sexual orientations and gender identities range widely. And it no longer regards nonheterosexual orientations or noncisgender identities as “nonconforming.”

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