{"id":11680,"date":"2025-05-02T07:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:18:43","slug":"colorado-democrats-push-trans-bill-that-was-too-radical-for-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/colorado-democrats-push-trans-bill-that-was-too-radical-for-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Democrats Push Trans Bill That Was Too Radical For California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Governor Newsom vetoed a similar bill in California, but you have to wonder if that’s because he’s delusional and thinks he can change his image and run for president, because that dude is creepy<\/a>. If this makes it through the Colorado senate, I think their governor would sign it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/02\/colorado-democrats-push-trans-bill-that-was-too-radical-for-california\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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By Zachary Mettler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Colorado<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A bill facilitates the state taking kids from their parents if they resist a child\u2019s desire to \u2018socially\u2019 or \u2018medically transition.\u2019<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Colorado\u2019s \u201cKelly Loving Act\u201d (HB 1312<\/a>) is truly one of the most radical, extreme, and anti-family bills ever proposed in our nation\u2019s 249-year history. And that might be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HB 1312 purports to provide \u201clegal protections for transgender individuals.\u201d In reality, it facilitates the state ripping children away from their parents if they refuse to go along with their child\u2019s desire to \u201csocially\u201d or \u201cmedically transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, HB 1312\u2019s Section 2 prohibits parents from \u201cmisgendering\u201d or \u201cdeadnaming\u201d their child from the moment they choose to adopt a new identity. The bill likens such horrible practices \u2014 such as parents calling their child by the name they lovingly chose for them \u2014 to \u201cabuse\u201d equivalent to \u201cthreatening, humiliating, or [other] intimidating actions, including assaults or other abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If parents refuse, Colorado\u2019s courts could step in and remove the child from their parent\u2019s custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation\u2019s Sections 8 and 9 also adds \u201cdeadnaming\u201d and \u201cmisgendering\u201d to the state\u2019s Anti-Discrimination Act, the same law that was used<\/a> by the radical Colorado Civil Rights Commission to go after Christian cake artist Jack Phillips. Such a provision would censor the speech of businesses and employees across the state, forcing them to utter falsehoods they know to be untrue \u2014 or else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the proposed bill\u2019s Section 4, 5, and 6 would force schools to bend the knee to gender ideology, mandating school employees use student\u2019s \u201cpreferred pronouns\u201d and prohibiting any sex-based dress codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rushed Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no wonder state Democrats rushed HB 1312 through the Colorado House, hoping no one would take notice of their plot to destroy parental rights, free speech, and a child\u2019s right to an intact body and healthy sexual identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They first introduced<\/a> the bill late in the day on Friday, March 28. On Monday, they scheduled a committee hearing on the bill for the next day, leaving almost no time for debate or consideration. Despite the rushed schedule, more than 100 individuals showed up to testify against the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill subsequently passed<\/a> the House on April 6 in a 38-20 vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HB 1312 was introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 22 with the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing testimony on April 30. While 70 people signed up to testify in support of the bill, more than 400 signed up to oppose it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To silence the bill\u2019s critics, the committee chair limited testimony to four hours per side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill\u2019s sponsors also proposed an amended version of the bill to remove the bill\u2019s most egregious sections, including Sections 2, 5, and 8. If an amended bill is passed by the Senate, the Colorado House would have to approve it once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Johnston, an analyst at Focus on the Family, called out legislator\u2019s attempts to silence opposition to the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMembers of this legislature have shown deep contempt for those of us who embrace reality, calling us \u2018haters\u2019 and likening us to \u2018the KKK,\u2019\u201d Johnston said. \u201cBut we are not the ones irreparably harming children, suppressing free speech, assaulting parental rights, and attacking religious freedom through totalitarian measures like HB 1312.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HB 1312 is so extreme, so horrific, that at least two leading gay rights groups in Colorado are pulling back on their support for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to<\/a> The Denver Post, both One Colorado and the Gill Foundation have soured on the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Colorado is the state\u2019s self-described \u201cleading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) Coloradans and their families.\u201d The Gill Foundation is the nation\u2019s largest funder of pro-LGBT causes (with more than $181 million in assets), founded by the wealthy gay-identified activist Tim Gill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Withdrawn Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After initially supporting HB 1312, One Colorado has withdrawn its support. The organization told state lawmakers it is changing its position on the bill from a \u201csupport\u201d to an \u201camend\u201d position and is instead seeking changes. The group told The Denver Post it \u201chad legal concerns\u201d and it \u201cwanted to ensure the bill didn\u2019t jeopardize \u2018existing protections.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, the Gill Foundation \u2014 which also financially supports One Colorado \u2014 has privately called lawmakers to express \u201cconcerns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s unsurprising HB 1312 languished in the Senate for weeks \u2014 even LGBT activists recognize the extreme reach of this measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truly, Colorado Democrats have pushed the envelope so far; in doing so, they have lost the most prominent LGBT activist organizations in the country. That fact alone should be enough for the state\u2019s radical legislators to wave the white flag, pack their bags, and go home on May 7, the end of Colorado\u2019s legislative session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erin Friday, whose daughter once struggled with confusion over her sexual identity, is a lifelong Democrat attorney from California. She hit the nail on the head when she observed<\/a> HB 1312 would \u201cinvert the parent-child relationship by granting children authority over their parents.\u201d Yes, \u201cChildren could report their parents to state authorities, a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such an absurd outcome led California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto similar legislation when it came across his desk in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his veto message<\/a>, Gov. Newsom \u201curge[d] caution when the Executive and Legislative branches of state government attempt to dictate \u2014 in prescriptive terms that single out one characteristic \u2014 legal standards for the Judicial branch to apply.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This might be the first and only time I\u2019ll write these words: Gov. Newsom is exactly right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HB 1312 must be defeated in Colorado before it metastasizes to any other state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zachary Mettler works as a staff writer and communications liaison for the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family. In his role, he writes about current political issues, U.S. history, political philosophy, and culture. Mettler earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from William Jessup University and is an alumnus of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. In addition to the Daily Citizen, his written pieces have appeared in the Daily Wire, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Townhall, the Daily Signal, the Christian Post, Charisma News, and other outlets.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Governor Newsom vetoed a similar bill in California, but you have to wonder if that’s because he’s delusional and thinks he can change his image and run for president, because that dude is creepy. If this makes it through the Colorado senate, I think their governor would sign it. https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/02\/colorado-democrats-push-trans-bill-that-was-too-radical-for-california\/ By Zachary Mettler A bill […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11681,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680\/revisions\/11681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}