A man wears a shirt reading "conversion therapy dropout" gathers with demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2025, as the Court hears oral arguements in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on conversion therapy. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

For the second time this year in a major controversy over treatment for LGBTQ youths, Supreme Court justices revealed their reluctance to accept a medical consensus.

Conservatives on Tuesday challenged the view – at the core of two dozen state laws – that it is dangerous for mental health counselors to encourage gay and trans teens to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.

During the 90-minute session of arguments , the court appeared ready to side with a licensed mental health counse

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