PHOTOS: At Stonewall, community members blast Supreme Court ruling on conversion therapy
New Yorkers and survivors of conversion therapy gathered at the Stonewall National Monument on April 1 to condemn the Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling against Colorado’s state law barring conversion therapy for minors. The event at Stonewall was described as an emergency rally to unite voices from across the LGBTQ community to condemn conversion therapy and … Read More
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New Yorkers and survivors of conversion therapy gathered at the Stonewall National Monument on April 1 to condemn the Supreme Court's 8-1 ruling against Colorado's state law barring conversion therapy for minors.
The event at Stonewall was described as an emergency rally to unite voices from across the LGBTQ community to condemn conversion therapy and call for protections and actions.
Speakers included Matthew Shurka, an advocate against conversion therapy who founded Born Perfect; activist and performer Marti Cummings, survivor and author Tim Schraeder Rodriguez, Queer Liberation March co-founder Jay W. Walker, Assembly candidate Brian Romero, Qween Amor, and Dr. Anabel Ruggiero.
Click here to read our full legal analysis of the Supreme Court decision and click here to read about the reaction of local officials in New York City.
See some photos below:
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Mathew Shurka delivers remarks.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Signs thank Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the lone no vote in the 8-1 decision.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Author Tim Shraeder Rodriguez.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Dr. Anabel Ruggiero addresses the audience.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Longtime activist Randy Wicker joined the emergency rally.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Attendees rip conversion therapy as medical practice.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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Jay W. Walker holds a sign describing conversion therapy as torture.Donna Aceto[/caption]
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A message for the Supreme Court one day after Transgender Day of Visibility.Donna Aceto[/caption]
Mathew Shurka delivers remarks.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62286" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Signs thank Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the lone no vote in the 8-1 decision.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62287" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Author Tim Shraeder Rodriguez.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62288" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Dr. Anabel Ruggiero addresses the audience.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62289" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Longtime activist Randy Wicker joined the emergency rally.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62290" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Attendees rip conversion therapy as medical practice.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62293" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Jay W. Walker holds a sign describing conversion therapy as torture.Donna Aceto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_62294" align="aligncenter" width="466"] A message for the Supreme Court one day after Transgender Day of Visibility.Donna Aceto[/caption] 
