Kaley Chiles, Petitioner
Kaley Chiles is a licensed counselor at Deeper Stories Counseling based in Colorado Springs, Colo. A practicing Christian, she sometimes tells her clients who are grappling with gender identity or sexual attraction to “accept the bodies that God has given them.” In September 2022, Chiles filed suit against the state of Colorado, alleging that its Mental Health Practice Act, which prohibits “any practice or treatment … that attempts or purports to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity,” violates her First Amendment free speech rights. After both a district court and the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled…
