CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 13, 2023
THE SUPREME COURT HAS DECLINED TO HEAR A CHALLENGE TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON’S BAN ON GENDER CONVERSION THERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE CHALLENGE WAS BROUGHT BY BRIAN TINGLEY, WHO COUNSELS CLIENTS ON GENDER DYSPHORIA AND STRESSES THAT “SEX IS A GIFT FROM GOD, INTEGRAL TO OUR VERY BEING.”
WASHINGTON’S LAW RESTRICTS COUNSELORS’ SPEECH FOR YOUTH DEALING WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO EMBRACE THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX. A VIOLATION COULD RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF ONE’S MEDICAL LICENSE AND A $5 THOUSAND FINE.
THIS IS WRONG ON SEVERAL LEVELS. FIRST IT IMPAIRS THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION. SECOND, IF SOMEONE SUFFERING FROM GENDER DYSPHORIA SEEKS COUNSELING, NOT TO HELP THEM FROM A BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW AND SUSTAIN THEM IN THE WRONG BELIEF IS HARMFUL.
THIRD, CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRIED TO SWITCH GENDERS, ONLY TO REGRET IT LATER WITH MANY FEMALES UNABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN.
THIS IS POLITICS, NOT SOUND MEDICAL PRACTICE. IT’S GOING TO HARM MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE CASE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
