Minnesota Democrat Signs Bill Banning Free Speech For Therapists Of People Struggling With Sexual Distress
Minnesota Governor Bans Private Conversations Between Therapists and Patients
On April 27, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill that prohibits private conversations between therapists and patients struggling with their sex and sexuality. This means that therapists who help those with gender dysphoria accept their sex and those with unwanted same-sex attraction are now banned from helping willing clients with these struggles. The bill, HF 16, deems these private, uncoerced conversations as illegal “conversion therapy” for children and adults, despite studies suggesting that such conversations can be helpful and welcomed.
“No child will be subjected to this outdated, Byzantine, and cruel practice of conversion therapy,” Walz announced during the signing.
The End of Free Speech and the Free Exercise of Religion
The new law isn’t just an attempt to control how qualified counselors and mental health medical professionals deal with patients; it’s an attempt to chill the speech of religious and rational voices who oppose the radical alphabet agenda’s reach. HF 16 means the end of free speech and the free exercise of religion for anyone who wants to fend off an identity crisis.
Walz’s eagerness to censor discussions about treatment options for Minnesotans opens himself and his state to lawsuits from Christians and others who disagree with the ways radical LGBT activists force their ideology on children and traumatized adults.
Pushback from Constitutional Advocates
While his actions have received praise from activists such as the corporate-backed Human Rights Campaign, Walz has also received pushback from constitutional advocates like the Alliance Defending Freedom. ADF, a religious freedom law nonprofit, said the law “jeopardizes constitutionally protected freedom of speech by allowing government officials to insert themselves into private, sensitive conversations between counselors and their clients.”
Embracing the Totalitarian LGBT Agenda
Walz’s embrace of the totalitarian LGBT agenda is only one part of a larger campaign by Democrats and leftist-controlled institutions like Alphabet’s YouTube to silence anyone, including medically qualified clinical psychologists, from offering real, life-saving treatment to those struggling with their sex and sexuality.
In the past, these activists have resorted to sometimes successfully hijacking mainstream linguistic practices and punishing anyone who does not abide by their “pronoun” demands. Laws like Minnesota’s mean there is now a shift towards forcing Americans to check their speech with government censors.
Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.
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