Washington, California, Connecticut et al., Amici Curiae
Washington, California and Connecticut are joined in this brief by seven other states and the District of Columbia. The following is excerpted from the Amici Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2025. Conversion therapy, also referred to as sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, encompasses a range of interventions directed at the specific outcomes of changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Interventions may include aversive physical therapies, such as electric shock treatment or the use of nausea-inducing drugs, as well as non-aversive therapies, which may incorporate approaches such as…
