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‘Conversion therapy is having a moment’ — what will that mean for LGBTQ+ Jews?

JL;DR SUMMARY The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating its stance on the controversial practice of conversion therapy in the case Chiles v. Salazar. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JudaismFree SpeechOrthodox CommunityJonahConversion TherapyLegal IssuesLgbtq+ JewsChiles V. SalazarJewish Family ForeverChaim Levin

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"I spoke with Levin, who was raised in a Chabad household in Brooklyn, over the phone about Chiles v. Salazar, and how the Orthodox community currently navigates homosexuality."
Colorado, United States
"In Chiles v. Salazar, Kasey Chiles, an evangelical therapist in Colorado, is alleging that Colorados conversion therapy ban violates her 1st Amendment rights, leaving her unable to work with patients who want to live a life consistent with their faith."
New Jersey, United States
"In 2012, a group of plaintiffs in New Jersey successfully sued a group called Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality, alleging that it had committed consumer fraud by selling services that it claimed could turn someone heterosexual."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Nora Berman is the deputy opinion editor for the Forward. She is based in Atlanta."

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