The American Spectator "A proposed Colorado bill could cause parents to lose custody of their children if they refuse to affirm their child’s “gender identity.” The bill, HB25-1312, not only poses significant threats to parental rights but also blatantly contradicts the Constitution.
"In this episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo criticize the bill, arguing that it will severely harm children. Ellie and Lyrah analyze the bill and discuss how it not only impacts families but also threatens school systems and the press."
Colorado bill to strip custody from parents for misgendering children – Deseret News "A bill in Colorado is making its way through the state legislature that would create legal grounds for the state to revoke custody of parents who misgender their children.
"The bill is called the Kelly Loving Act, named after a 40-year-old transgender man killed in the Club Q mass shooting in 2022.
"Its text states that “deadnaming, misgendering or threatening to publish material related to an individual’s gender-affirming health-care services” will be deemed “coercive control” and will influence the court “when making child custody decisions and determining the best interests of a child for purposes of parenting time.”
"If a child’s parents are split between Colorado and another state, the bill adds that Colorado courts shall not enforce the other state’s laws if they attempt to take the child away from the parent who is providing the child with “gender-affirming care.”
"In short, if parents call their child by the wrong name or fail to use their preferred pronouns, they could be liable to lose custody.
How has similar legislation played out elsewhere
"Canada pioneered this type of legislation before the U.S., and one notable case resulted in a father’s six-month prison sentence and a $30,000 fine for misgendering his teenage daughter, as reported by the National Post.
"The man, who chose to remain anonymous, discussed his situation with political podcaster Matt Walsh in 2022.
" 'It’s considered criminal violence to not use the preferred pronouns,” the man explained. “It’s no different, let’s say, than if I were to take a broomstick and whack one of my kids over the head. So they were treating it in a similar fashion that misgendering, mispronouning my child was the equivalent of family violence.”
"More recently in 2024, California passed Assembly Bill 1955, prohibiting school districts from adopting policies that require teachers or administrators to tell anyone, including parents, when a student changes their gender identity.
"The president of the California Family Council, Jonathan Keller, called the new law “a direct assault on the safety of children and the rights of their parents.”
"“By allowing schools to withhold vital information from mothers and fathers, this bill undermines their fundamental role and places boys and girls in potential jeopardy,” he stated."...
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