The Supreme Court is to consider whether states can ban gay conversion therapy. The court has now decided to hear the case of Kaley Chiles, a young counselor in Colorado, who is challenging a state law that prohibits therapists from counseling gay minors away from homosexuality.

Caption: The appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on behalf of a counsellor in Colorado Springs. A conservative legal organization is expected to challenge Colorado's ban on conversion therapy on free speech grounds.