Left-Wing Media Frames Therapists Who Affirm Biological Reality As Practicing ‘Conversion Therapy’

Left-wing outlets are describing a case before the Supreme Court as concerning the legality of “conversion therapy.” More accurately stated, the case concerns the legality of non-conversion therapy.

The case is brought by lawyers for Kaley Chiles, a “licensed counselor who helps people by talking with them,” according to court documents. Chiles is also a “practicing Christian.”

At present, the document alleges, Chiles is barred by Colorado law from having counseling conversation with minors that “might encourage them to change their ‘sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions,’ while allowing conversations that provide ‘[a]cceptance, support, and understanding for … identity exploration and development, including … [a]ssistance to a person undergoing gender transition.’” (RELATED: Harvard Hires Drag Queen ‘LaWhore Vagistan’ As Visiting Prof For Class About ‘Sexual Dissidents’)

The question before the Supreme Court: “Whether a law that censors certain conversations between counselors and their clients based on the viewpoints expressed regulates conduct or violates the Free Speech Clause.”

Many think, for good reason, that encouraging a gender-confused child to alter her body is the real “conversion therapy.”

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— Kristen Waggoner (@KristenWaggoner) October 7, 2025

Read: “Do medical professionals have a First Amendment right to verbally affirm that a child should not — and cannot — ‘convert’ to the opposite sex?”

Left-wing media would have you believe this constitutes coercing a person into denying who they really are.

The Supreme Court “sounds skeptical of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors,” The Washington Post writes. 

NPR describes the case as regarding “conversion therapy.” 

The Supreme Court “seems skeptical of Colorado’s conversion therapy ban,” The New York Times (NYT) reports. The outlet defines conversion therapy as a “practice aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of young people.”

The assumption is that “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” are immutable characteristics. Colorado law adopts the same assumption. 

A prayer outside of SCOTUS as oral arguments begin for Chiles v. Salazar, a case which will determine whether states can forbid counselors from engaging in certain speech that helps children grow comfortable with their biological sex. pic.twitter.com/riAdMMP28N

— Concerned Women for America LAC (@CWforA) October 7, 2025

It’s an assumption unfounded in reality. 

Colorado can’t help but acknowledge the mutability of “gender expression” in their own law. Transgender identity is apparently fragile enough to crumble under the pressure of a conversation. 

A profession of sexuality or sex is a statement of feeling. No more, no less. 

If a child tells his mother, “I am a cat,” the mother might shrug it off. If that child persists in that belief, and begins seeking medical treatment to become a cat, she may become concerned. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Here’s How Parents Can Protect Their Rights As Kids Head Back To School)

A therapist who tells that child, “You are not a cat,” is not “converting” him into a human. She is attempting to confront his deluded self-perception with reality. 

Therapists in Colorado are legally barred from advocating for reality — for now. 

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