It looks like common sense — and the First Amendment — might finally be making a comeback. During oral arguments this week, a clear majority of the U.S. Supreme Court indicated they’re ready to strike down Colorado’s so-called Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL) — a blatant piece of government overreach that punishes therapists for expressing viewpoints the Left doesn’t like.
In 2019, Colorado passed this law banning licensed counselors from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors — but with a convenient exception: if you’re affirming gender confusion, go right ahead. In other words, a therapist can tell a teenage boy he’s a girl, but if that same therapist says, “Actually, let’s talk about living in alignment with your biological sex,” the state comes crashing down on them. That’s not medicine — that’s ideological enforcement masquerading as healthcare.
Enter Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist who believes in helping her clients “live consistently with God’s design.” With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, she took Colorado to court, arguing the law tramples her First Amendment rights by censoring certain conversations based purely on viewpoint. Both the district court and the Tenth Circuit told her, essentially, “too bad.”
But now, the Supreme Court appears ready to remind Colorado — and the rest of the country — that the government doesn’t get to decide which opinions are legal.
Even Justice Elena Kagan, hardly a conservative firebrand, called out the double standard. She offered a devastating hypothetical:
“If two doctors acknowledge a patient identifies as gay — one helps the patient accept it, the other helps the patient change — and one of those responses is permissible while the other is not... that seems like viewpoint discrimination.”
Exactly. When even Kagan is raising eyebrows, you know the Left’s case is circling the drain.
Justice Samuel Alito went further, calling the law what it is: “blatant viewpoint discrimination.” Meanwhile, Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson did their best to deflect — scribbling away and nitpicking procedural issues — but the writing’s on the wall. Colorado’s censorship regime is on life support.
What’s really at stake here isn’t just one state’s misguided law. Thirty other states have similar bans — all designed to silence Christian and conservative therapists while elevating the Left’s radical “gender-affirming” ideology. If the Court overturns Colorado’s law, it could dismantle these unconstitutional speech codes nationwide.
Let’s be honest — the Left thought they had this battle won. For decades, they’ve tried to convince America that sexual behavior and gender identity are “immutable” traits that must never be questioned. They weaponized professional organizations, bullied dissenting voices, and slapped the “hate” label on anyone who dared to disagree.
But now? Their house of cards is wobbling. The more people see the results of this cultural madness — confused kids, mutilating surgeries, silenced professionals — the more they’re rejecting it. And the Supreme Court seems poised to follow suit.
Colorado’s lawyers had a bad day — and for good reason. The government has no business punishing speech simply because it reflects faith, morality, or traditional science. This isn’t about “therapy.” It’s about the freedom to speak the truth — even when it’s unpopular.
If the justices strike down this law, it won’t just be a win for Kaley Chiles. It’ll be a win for every American who believes the government shouldn’t dictate what we’re allowed to say, believe, or counsel our children to be.
Looks like Colorado’s unconstitutional censorship might soon join the dustbin of history — right where it belongs. ??
