Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse - Video

Michael and Mélissa discuss protecting LGBTQ+ youth amid federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, and cover the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling Chiles v. Salazar. The decision reversed Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy," which is a disturbing and dangerous blow to the LGBTQ+ community.

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LINKS:
CenterLink: https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/
GLAAD: https://glaad.org/
Outright International: https://outrightinternational.org/
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/
SAGE: https://www.sageusa.org/
Guide: https://glaad.org/smsi/anti-lgbtq-online-hate-speech-disinformation-guide/


CREDITS

Hosts: Michael Foote and Mélissa Malebranche
Producer: CJ Ferroni
Editor: Nicholas Gallucci
Associate Producer: Christina Chamberlain
Guest Booker: Patrick Cotnoir
Original Music: Tom Breyfogle
Original Artwork: Charlotte Delarue and Vanessa Lilak
Photography: Brad Ogbonna
Executive Producers: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark and Danielle Kramer

YouTube Chapters:
00:00 - 03:54 - Intro + Topics
03:55 - 09:00 - Sidebar
09:01 - 21:02 -Your Algorithm is Showing (Supreme Court + Voting + Aperol Spritz)
21:03 - 56:12 - Under Oath (Pride Month! Conversion Therapy, Sexuality, Personal Stories)
56:13 - 56:34 - Tales from the DMs

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