As a parent or caretaker, you want what's best for your child. When your son expresses questions about his gender identity, you might feel confused, scared, or unsure about the right path forward. Perhaps someone has suggested "exploratory therapy" or "gender exploratory therapy" as a safe middle ground—a way to help your child work through their feelings without rushing into medical decisions.

From StatNews: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in Chiles v. Salazar, which challenges a Colorado law banning licensed mental health practitioners from trying to change a young person’s sexual or gender identity — a practice widely known as conversion therapy.

From Newsweek: The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next week into a case challenging the legality of Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.

From Cleary Gottlieb: Cleary Gottlieb filed an amicus brief in support of respondents in Chiles v. Salazar, et al., currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, on behalf of 22 scholars of constitutional law and the First Amendment who are professors and deans in law schools across the U.S.

From Advocate: When the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term in October, all eyes will be on the blockbuster cases waiting in the wings. On October 7, the justices will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a case that could decide whether states can continue protecting LGBTQ+ youth from so-called “conversion therapy” or whether those protections collapse nationwide.