Colorado HB1322: Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors

What the bill says

A resolution calling for the elimination of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, concluding that sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts are harmful and ineffective in changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity; ( d) The scientific and clinical consensus establishes that sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts pose serious risks of harm to patients, including depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicidality, substance abuse, stress, self-blame, decreased self-esteem, feelings ofa nger and betrayal.

From the chaptered text, June 3, 2026:

a resolution calling for the elimination of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, concluding that sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts are harmful and ineffective in changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity; ( d) The scientific and clinical consensus establishes that sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts pose serious risks of harm to patients, including depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicidality, substance abuse, stress, self-blame, decreased self-esteem, feelings ofa nger and betrayal, loss ofreligious faith, alienation from family, problems in sexual and emotional intimacy, sexual dysfunction, high-risk sexual behaviors, feelings ofbeing dehumanized, and a sense of having wasted time and resources; ( e) The psychological harm caused by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts often do not manifest until years or decades after the efforts occurred. Survivors frequently fail to recognize such treatment as harmful and fail to connect their psychological injuries to the treatment until much later in life or are deterred from coming forward by shame instilled by the treatment itself. (t) The dynamics of the therapeutic relationship, including the trust placed on mental health professionals, the age and vulnerability ofp atients, the authority exercised by professionals, and the shame and internalized stigma resulting from such treatment, create barriers to timely disclosure and recognition of harm similar to those recognized …