{"id":1922266,"date":"2023-05-01T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T22:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T02:18:40","slug":"minnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Democrat Signs Bill Banning Free Speech For Therapists Of People Struggling With Sexual Distress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signing the bill\"><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Minnesota Governor Bans Private Conversations Between Therapists and Patients<\/h2>\n<p>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 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bezoss-post-silent-on-amazon-fiasco\/\" title=\"Bezos\u2019s Post Silent on Amazon Fiasco\">conversion therapy<\/a>\u201d for children and adults, despite studies suggesting that such conversations can be helpful and welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo child will be subjected to this outdated, Byzantine, and cruel practice of conversion therapy,\u201d Walz announced during the signing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image2.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\"><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<h3>The End of Free Speech and the Free Exercise of Religion<\/h3>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secy-austin-i-am-committed-to-pursuing-a-constructive-stable-relationship-with-china\/\" title=\"Defense Secy. Austin: I am committed to pursuing a constructive, stable relationship with China\">law isn\u2019<\/a>t just an attempt to control how qualified counselors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrat-signs-bill-banning-free-speech-for-therapists-of-people-struggling-with-sexual-distress\/\" title=\"Minnesota Democrat Signs Bill Banning Free Speech For Therapists Of People Struggling With Sexual Distress\">mental health medical professionals deal<\/a> with patients; it\u2019s an attempt to chill the speech of religious and rational voices who oppose the radical alphabet agenda\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Walz\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Pushback from Constitutional Advocates<\/h3>\n<p>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 \u201cjeopardizes constitutionally protected freedom of speech by allowing government officials to insert themselves into private, sensitive conversations between counselors and their clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image3.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\"><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<h3>Embracing the Totalitarian LGBT Agenda<\/h3>\n<p>Walz\u2019s embrace of the totalitarian LGBT agenda is only one part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-exactly-happens-in-chinese-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"What Exactly Happens In Chinese Concentration Camps?\">larger campaign<\/a> by Democrats and leftist-controlled institutions like Alphabet\u2019s YouTube to silence anyone, including medically qualified clinical psychologists, from offering real, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-false-narrative-will-cost-lives-desantis-fires-back-at-ap-for-partisan-smear-piece-about-promotion-of-covid-19-drug\/\" title=\"\u2018Your False Narrative Will Cost Lives\u2019: DeSantis Fires Back At AP For \u2018Partisan Smear Piece\u2019 About Promotion Of COVID-19 Drug\">life-saving treatment<\/a> to those struggling with their sex and sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, these activists have resorted to sometimes successfully hijacking mainstream linguistic practices and punishing anyone who does not abide by their \u201cpronoun\u201d demands. Laws like Minnesota\u2019s mean there is now a shift towards forcing Americans to check their speech with government censors.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made a controversial move on April 27 by signing a bill that prohibits private conversations between therapists and patients dealing with sex and sexuality issues. This means that therapists who specialize in helping individuals with gender dysphoria and unwanted same-sex attraction are now forbidden from assisting willing clients with these struggles. The passing of HF 16 has sparked heated debate and left many wondering about the implications for those seeking help in Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":1922267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[6492,4912,23746,5698,4370,4859,3785,4554,5369,16464],"class_list":["post-1922266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-banning","tag-democrat","tag-distress","tag-minnesota","tag-people","tag-sexual","tag-signs","tag-speech","tag-struggling","tag-therapists"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}