By Julissa Catalan
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially upheld a California law banning psychological counseling aimed at converting LGBT minors.
The justices declined to take the case brought by supporters of “reparative therapy.” A standing appeals-court ruling from August 2013 said that the ban applied to professional practices that are within the state’s authority to regulate and doesn’t violate the free-speech rights of licensed counselors and patients seeking treatment.
