How has their right to oppose homosexuality been inhibited?

and in other news ...judge blocks desegregation order citing constitutional rights of school administrators to expand personal bigotry to public institutions...
no wait

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Not having a written decision before me, I can't really speak to the full rationale of the judge.

Per the article, there is a TEMPORARY injunction that prevents the state from enforcing the law. A TEMPORARY injunction is a fairly standard remedy when someone claims an infringement of a right. This will allow the law to go through judicial review to determine if there actually is a legitimate argument.

So this, by no means, should be assumed to be "blocking" the legislation or "overturning" the legislation, as it is a temporary injunction to allow the review of the issue.

Many of the questions asked get to the merits of the case by those who would seek to continue conversion therapy. Those questions will be resolved when this goes to court on the merits.

On the question of the merits, I'm not sure there is a strong case supporting a first amendment violation. It would seem to be that there would be no actual violation of speech, one can say what they want. This is, to my mind, a question of activity outside the protections of the first amendment.

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-- Hitler, April 11 1942

You see, this is why human beings can't have rights. Might not be as fair, but it would be a hell of a lot easier to run a country under a dictatorship.

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Canada born, Georgia raised.

"Mom, Dad. I keep having homosexual thoughts, but I don't want to be a homosexual. Can you get me help with this?" "Sorry, sweetie, but we live in California and we're not allowed to do that." "OK, I'll just be upstairs with a razor blade and my own personal pain. Maybe I'll come down later... or maybe not..."

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Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold

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The kid needs therapy, but conversion therapy is not the answer. The kid can still get therapy...

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The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so.

-- Hitler, April 11 1942

But if that's what he/she wants, why should anyone stop him/her from getting it?? What happened to that good old fashioned liberal ideal of freedom of choice? If a kid has homosexual urges or has acted out in homosexual ways and wants to stop, why should the State of California prevent him/her from doing so?? It's about the kids wishes and nothing else. This shouldn't be a referendum on homosexuality, but on the kid's freedom to choose their path in life. If this was a ban on counseling kids who want to explore thier homosexual feelings, you'd be screaming bloody murder. This is no different. It's stopping the kid from getting the help they want to move towards being the person they want to be in a healthy manner.

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Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold