Christian religious freedom group Liberty Counsel is suing the state of Maryland, arguing that the state’s ban on gender-confusion counseling violates the constitutional rights of counselors, parents and youth.
Liberty Counsel Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs Roger Gennam said that the Maryland law makes it illegal for counselors to meet with youth to discuss gender identity conflicts.
“In other words, if a 17-year-old experiencing same-sex attraction wants to get some counseling to overcome or get through with it in order to confirm with that 17-year-old’s sincerely held religious beliefs, the state of Maryland says that’s illegal and it will go after the license of the counselor who provides any such counseling,” he said.
Liberty Counseling has asked for a preliminary injunction, which keeps the law from being implemented until the lawsuit is settled.
According to WND.com, Liberty Counsel is representing Christopher Doyle, a licensed professional counselor in Maryland.
The Maryland law went into effect in October 2018.
California and New Jersey are two other states that share a similar law, but last year, the Supreme Court rejected those laws in those states.
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