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GiqueCee

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5. JFC, conversion therapy...
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:20 PM
Tuesday

... is pure quackery. We should expect advocacy for such horseshit from the malevolent swine on the Dark Side of the Court, but for Kagan and Sotomayor to concur should astound and disappoint anyone with a modicum of critical thinking skills.
And once again, religion pokes its ugly nose where it doesn't belong. Reams of documented scientific research in support of gender identity acceptance is flushed down the toilet in favor of the sanctimonious and insupportable edicts of those with ZERO clinical qualifications to pass such judgement, aside from Gawd said this, that, or the other thing, so there.
I saw no mention of hearing testimony from clinicians with extensive experience in treating such cases, but officious frauds with a vested financial interest in the outcome were apparently afforded rapt attention.
But that's conservatism for ya. Put yer thumb on the scales of justice and call it wisdom.

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