If your child is named “Karen” but wants to be called “John,” you could lose custody of your child in Colorado if House Bill 1312 passes the Senate and gets signed by Governor Jared Polis, as seems likely.
The bill was passed with no debate on Sunday night, Democrats having called the question on the bill before debate began, depriving anybody from objecting to the bill and arguing against it.
1/ The bill (HB 1312) passed 36-20. Here’s the INSANE part: Parents could lose custody for “misgendering” or using their own child’s birth name. YES, REALLY. pic.twitter.com/RtzFbyUKfW
— Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) April 7, 2025
Democrats justified this abuse of power by arguing that opponents of the bill were members of a hate group–comparing them to the KKK–and didn’t deserve to have their arguments heard on the floor of the House.
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