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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> American Counseling Association <memberservices@counseling.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2026 2:29 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Joint Statement with SAIGE on Conversion Therapy Supreme Court Ruling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in;line-height:27.0pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#354F73">ACA/SAIGE Joint Statement: Chiles v. Salazar Supreme Court Ruling</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B5C61;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy related to a lawsuit brought
by counselor Kaley Chiles (</span></span><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Chiles v. Salazar</span></em><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">).
This ruling is a devastating blow to LGBTQ+ rights and to professionally trained counselors nationwide. It puts those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity at risk of serious harm and compromises the ethical standards of the counseling community.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ACA, in partnership with the American Psychological Association, the</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151">
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<span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#354F73">Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE)</span></span></a></span><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
— a division of ACA — and other key stakeholders, filed an</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151">
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<span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#354F73">amicus brief in August 2025</span></span></a></span><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> in support of the Colorado
law. We strongly disagree with the Court’s ruling and stand strong in our opposition to conversion therapy.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Despite the Court’s decision,
</span></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">the evidence remains clear: conversion therapy is harmful, discredited and not supported by science.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B5C61">American Counseling Association</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B5C61">2461 Eisenhower Ave.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151">
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B5C61">Alexandria, Virginia 22314</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B5C61">(p) 800-298-2276 | (f) 800-473-2329</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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