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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 21h

You can read our amicus brief on conversion therapy that came up at this morning’s Supreme Court oral arguments here:

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

www.supremecourt.gov

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Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 1d

Barrett still sounds skeptical the research shows conversion therapy is harmful, but Colorado's lawyer takes the opportunity to spell out just how robust the research is and correcting the other side's claims that it doesn't speak to "voluntary" speech therapy. (Shoutout to @turban.bsky.social!)

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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · 1d

Oral argument for Chiles v. Salazar, challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is set to begin

Me & @turban.bsky.social talked about the implications of the case in @jamapediatrics.com

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · 1d

ACB: what is best evidence this causes harm?

CO: substantial evidence since from 2009, including a shoutout to the important work by @turban.bsky.social! There is both evidence of the harm and no evidence of it being beneficial or helpful despite efforts existing for over a century

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian: Lawyers trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn conversion therapy bans deceived the court about the research they cited, according to the researchers themselves.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning from Kodi post-breakfast.

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 4d

The Ugly Betty episode where everyone accepts Justin’s boyfriend while they dance at Hilda’s wedding 😭😭

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 4d

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether to overturn conversion therapy bans.

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 5d

Jack's book is the primer you or people you know are looking for when it comes to trans lives and gender identity. My students in my sociology of sex class learned a lot from the politics chapter I assigned from it, and it generated great class discussions.

Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · Mar 9

Misinformation about #trans kids is spreading like wildfire

I’m a Harvard-trained psychiatrist & researcher who has spent a decade working in this space

My new book Free to Be: Understanding [The Science Medicine & Politics of] Kids & Gender Identity is available now:

allstora.com/products/fre...

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much! Amazing to hear it’s being used!

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 4d

Government-compelled speech…

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · Mar 9

Misinformation about #trans kids is spreading like wildfire

I’m a Harvard-trained psychiatrist & researcher who has spent a decade working in this space

My new book Free to Be: Understanding [The Science Medicine & Politics of] Kids & Gender Identity is available now:

allstora.com/products/fre...

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