Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Colorado’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging Colorado’s law mandating an affirmation-only approach for counselors with regards to sexuality and “gender identity.”

Colorado, along with more than 20 other states, has a law banning “conversion therapy” that was passed in 2019. While the law bans archaic and unethical aversion methods historically associated with conversion therapy, like electroshock therapy, it more broadly outlaws “providing professional services for the purpose of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including attempting to change behaviors or expressions of self or to reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.

Kaley Chiles, a practicing Christian and a licensed counsel