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State of Colorado: Transition Good, Conversion Bad

One of the funnier examples of today's Good Guys vs. Bad Guys thinking is how the nearly identical words "transition" and "conversion" are treated as wildly morally different.

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Oct 09, 2025
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From the New York Times news section:

So, without looking it up, which is it?

  • Has Colorado and over 20 other states banned therapists from encouraging young people to renounce their biological sex?

  • Or has Colorado banned therapists from trying to get young people to accept their biological sex?

If you aren’t into current jargon, it’s hard to be sure.

Here’s a hint: in 2000 in Colorado, Bush beat Gore 50.8% to 42.4%.

Paywall here.

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