How Conversion Therapy Survivors Are Reacting to the Supreme Court’s 2025 Debate

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This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reshape existing restrictions on conversion therapy for minors. Back in 2019, Colorado became one of 20 states that bans conversion therapy for underage people, making the practice unlawful. But the current case Chiles v. Salazar is challenging that.

Kaley Chiles, a Christian counselor in the state, argues that the law—which bans "any practice or treatment that attempts or purports to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity”—infringes on her First Amendment rights and censors conversations she wants to have with underage clients about sexuality and “gender dysphoria.” Through her services, Kaley centers her interpretation of the Christian faith, including the belief that “people flouri