One Democrat in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a bill Sunday that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming,” but he didn’t do so because he disagrees with transgender orthodoxy.
The bill, HB 1312, passed with 36 votes in favor, 20 against, and nine absent. Among Democrats, only state Rep. Bob Marshall voted against it. Marshall also voted for a bill protecting “gender-affirming care,” a euphemistic term for experimental transgender medical interventions.
Marshall told The Daily Signal he considers HB 1312 a likely overreaction to the new Trump administration’s attacks on the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement.
“This is a larger concern I have regarding the understandable reaction people are having to protect marginalized groups from the overly zealous onslaught in the…
