Colorado's ban on gender identity counseling violates First Amendment and harms children
Source: "KAYLEY CHILES: I'm a counselor. The Supreme Court backed me over Colorado’s gender rules | Fox News." March 31, 2026. www.foxnews.com
The Gist
A counselor argues that Colorado wrongly banned her from helping kids feel comfortable with their biological sex. She says the Supreme Court was right to strike down this law because it violated free speech and forced all kids toward gender transition instead of letting families choose what counseling they want.
Conclusion
Colorado's law banning counselors from helping gender-confused children align with their biological sex is unconstitutional censorship that harms children and families
Premises
- The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Colorado's law violates the First Amendment by silencing certain viewpoints in counseling
- The law forces counselors to push all children toward gender transition rather than allowing individualized treatment
- Research shows about 90% of children with gender dysphoria naturally desist before puberty if not socially transitioned
- The law prevents families from accessing the type of counseling they want for their children
- Government censorship of professional speech violates foundational principles of free debate and inquiry
- Children deserve counselors who can listen without being constrained by state-mandated conclusions
Assumptions
- Biological sex is fixed and cannot be changed
- Helping children accept their biological bodies is beneficial counseling
- Government should not dictate the content of therapeutic conversations
- Professional counselors should have clinical freedom to provide individualized treatment
- Natural desistance from gender dysphoria is preferable to medical transition