Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown
Pickup v. Brown (12-17681) and Welch v. Brown (13-15023) are 2012 lawsuits in the United States challenging the constitutionality of California Senate bill SB 1172, which banned conversion therapy (therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation) on children under the age of 18, effective January 2013.
The lead plaintiff in Pickup is David Pickup, a conversion therapist[1] and spokesman for the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality.[2] Additional plaintiffs include several conversion therapy practitioners, two anonymous minors, and two anonymous parents. The defendants in the case include the Governor of California Jerry Brown, the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Executive Officer of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, the President of the California Board of Psychology, and the President of the Medical Board of California, all in their official capacities.
In December 2012, the district court judge hearing Pickup declined to issue an injunction blocking SB 1172, but the judge hearing Welch did issue an injunction.[3] Both cases were appealed to the Ninth Circuit and consolidated. The circuit court heard oral arguments in the cases on April 17, 2013,[4][5] and as of June 2013, had not yet issued an opinion.[6]
On August 29, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld SB 1172 and reversed the lower court order granting a preliminary injunction. [7]
References
- ^ Raftery, Isolde (December 5, 2012). "Therapists defend gay conversion counseling: 'You can't say gay once, gay always' josephnicolosi.com Joseph Nicolosi of Encino, Calif. has been practicing sexual orientation change therapy for 25 years". NBC News. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "California law banning gay 'conversion therapy' put on hold". CNN. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Keen, Lisa (December 6, 2012). "Mixed decisions in gay therapy ban suits". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Wetzstein, Cheryl (April 15, 2013). "Law on sex orientation therapy for youths heads to court". The Washington Times. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Gullo, Karen (April 17, 2013). "California Seeks to Enforce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Wetzstein, Cheryl (June 27, 2013). "N.J. moves to end gay 'change' therapies for youths". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California law banning LGBT conversion therapy". Equality On Trial. August 29, 2013.
External links
- "Pickup v. Brown, 12-17681 and Welch v. Brown, 13-15023 (SB 1172 - Sexual Orientation Change Efforts)". United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Retrieved 17 April 2013.