Apr 8, 2025
A proposed bill in Colorado could transform a simple slip of the tongue -- or even a deeply held personal belief -- into a legal nightmare for parents, schools, and businesses.
The bill, HB25-1312 or the "Kelly Loving Act," is sponsored by three state Democrats: Reps. Lorena García and Rebekah Stewart Faith Winter and Senator Chris Kolker. If passed, it would classify so-called "misgendering" or "deadnaming" as child abuse or "coercive control." In other words, parents who don't condone a child's transgender self-identification will be subject to punishment -- including but not limited to losing custody of their own children.
The bill defines misgendering as "purposefully, and with the intent to disregard the individual's gender identity or gender expression, refer to an individual using an honorific or pronoun that conflicts with the individual's gender identity or gender expression." It classifies deadnaming as "to purposefully, and with the intent to disregard the individual's gender identity or gender expression, refer to an individual by their birth name rather than their chosen name."
Yet, the scope of this bill doesn't stop with parents. It extends to others, such as private citizens and businesses too. As Breitbart reported, "The bill would additionally define 'deadnaming' and 'misgendering' as discriminatory acts in the 'Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act,' which would essentially prohibit calling sex-confused individuals by their real names or biological sex in places of public accommodation." Those who don't comply could face fines, business closures, or be forced to take "anti-discrimination" training.
Schools, too, would feel the weight of this bill. Gender-based dress codes could be outlawed, and campuses would have to enforce "inclusive" policies related to "chosen names," meaning that "all reasons" for why "a student might adopt a chosen name that differs from the student's legal name" must be permissible.
"Insanity," wrote Kristi Burton Brown, a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, on X. Breitbart further noted that this bill rests on "the false idea that one can identify as or become a different sex than they were born as." Alongside its marginalization of those who may be opposed to transgenderism, the legislation would also allow children to be taken from their parents in order to "allow them access to mutilating sex change drugs and surgeries." READ MORE
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SOURCE: Prophecy News Watch