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Jacques: Colorado’s speech police aren’t protecting rights—they’re punishing dissent

USA Today, Approved, Commentary, State / June 12, 2025 / Civil Liberties, Compelled Speech, First amendment, Free Speech, Gender Identity Laws, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Legal Challenges, Parental Rights, Transgender

You’d think that after two significant losses at the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado would tread more carefully with its anti-discrimination laws.

No such luck.

A new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in May, expands the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act to make deadnaming and misgendering transgender individuals a punishable offense. California, not surprisingly, has tried something similar but on a more limited basis.

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Boll: Colorado calls it protection. Parents call it betrayal.

Substack, Approved, Commentary, State, Top Stories / June 9, 2025 / Colorado Education, Family values, Gender Policy, HB25-1312, Kelly Loving Act, Parental Rights, Public Schools, SEL Curriculum, State Legislature

Imagine the nightmare: You learn that your 17-year-old daughter, with whom you’ve always shared a deep, loving bond, has embarked upon an intimate relationship with her female teacher—a deeply inappropriate situation under any circumstances. But instead of acting to safeguard your child, school officials secretly label her “homeless” to allow her to move in with the teacher, withholding the truth from you.

Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality for one Jefferson County, Colorado, family. When the parent uncovered the deception and confronted the high school principal, they were met with a shocking defense: the teacher was simply “helping kids explore their sexual identity.”

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Enos: Colorado’s war on parental rights isn’t over—it’s escalating

Christian Home Educators of Colorado, Approved, Commentary, State / June 5, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Constitutional rights, Education policy, Free Speech, Governor Jared Polis, HB25-1312, Homeschool Advocacy, Parental Rights, religious liberty, SB25-276

Colorado is on a roll. Violating religious liberty and compelling free speech are two issues that Colorado Courts have already been reprimanded for. Our Courts lost two civil rights lawsuits – Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission and 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis – in addition to being overturned by the United States Supreme Court in the decision that was supposed to throw Donald Trump off the 2024 Colorado Presidential Election ballot. Now, we are doing it all over again.

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Free speech fight hits Colorado: XX-XY Athletics sues over HB25-1312

Fox News, Approved, State / May 29, 2025 / First amendment, Free Speech, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Transgender athletes, Women’s Rights, XX-XY Athletics

EXCLUSIVE: The women’s activist sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics is suing the state of Colorado over a recent state law that the company claims would interfere with its ability to market its message.

The lawsuit takes aim at the state for passing a law called HB25-1312 and amending the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, which defines “gender expression” to include “chosen name” and “how an individual chooses to be addressed.” The laws state Coloradans have a right to access “public accommodations and advertising” that are free of discrimination on that basis.

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Hunt: Governor signs laws advancing trans agenda, sparking constitutional challenge

TownHall.com, Approved, Commentary, State / May 25, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Child protection, Constitutional rights, Free Speech, Gender Ideology, Government overreach, Governor Jared Polis, HB25-1309, HB25-1312, Parental Rights, religious liberty, Transgender

Just as a refreshing wave of reality-based, commonsense policy seems to be sweeping the nation, Colorado lawmakers are doubling down on “trans” policies that can only be described as absurd, unconscionable and unconstitutional.

For those of us in Colorado who still believe in parental rights and free speech, the speed at which our state is descending into a dystopian nightmare is terrifying.

Here in Colorado, transactivists control the State House, the Senate, and the governor’s seat. Whatever they want to do, however far they want to push the envelope, they can, and they did this legislative cycle. Some of the bills are so radical that even California’s governor refused to sign similar legislation.

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Colorado sued over law punishing ‘misgendering’: Doctors, parents cite First Amendment

denvergazette.com, Approved, State / May 23, 2025 / Civil Liberties, Compelled Speech, Deadnaming, First amendment, Free Speech, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Misgendering, Parental Rights, Religious freedom

Several organizations and a western Colorado dermatologist have filed a lawsuit seeking to block specific provisions of a recently signed state law that, as originally introduced, would have defined “deadnaming” and “misgendering” as discriminatory acts but whose final version had been heavily modified.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit included Defending Education, the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, Protect Kids Colorado, and Do No Harm. Travis Morrell, a Grand Junction dermatologist and member of Do No Harm, is also a plaintiff.

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Silent signature, rising resistance: HB1312 becomes law, but parents vow to fight on

Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 25-1312 into law on Friday, May 16, without a press conference, social media announcement or public ceremony.

While the bill, known as the “Kelly Loving Act,” was hailed by progressive lawmakers as a milestone for transgender rights, many Coloradans who opposed the bill say the governor’s quiet signature is a telling indication of just how controversial the legislation had become.

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Backlash ignored: Senate approves HB25-1312 without parental rights protections

State, Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories / May 7, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Colorado schools, Democrat Lawmakers, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Parental Rights

Proponents hail the bill as a civil rights milestone for transgender youth. But Republicans say it strips parental rights, embeds compelled speech into law and threatens custody in future court cases. After weeks of public backlash, failed compromise efforts, and a marathon Senate floor debate, Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to HB25-1312 – a bill that critics say severs parents from decisions about their children’s identities in school.

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“Parents Last”: Senate Democrats Advance HB25-1312 Despite Mass Opposition, Custody Concerns

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, State, Top Stories / May 6, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Democrat Lawmakers, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Parental Rights

Colorado’s controversial “Kelly Loving Act” is one step away from becoming law, after the state Senate advanced HB25-1312 in a party-line vote Monday night. The bill passed 23-12 following hours of floor debate—nearing an end to a legislative saga that’s drawn over 700 would-be testifiers, more than 17,000 emails from concerned constituents, and ongoing warnings from legal experts, parents, and educators.

The bill started as an expansion of the Colorado Anti-discrimination Act (CADA), aiming to add gender identity and expression as protected categories in schools, courts, and beyond. Even after key changes, Republicans say it still threatens parental rights and opens the door to new legal trouble for those who disagree with progressive gender policies.

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Doctors, parents, pastors say HB25-1312 “crosses line” as Senate advances bill after midnight

Colorado’s controversial “Kelly Loving Act” moved one step closer to becoming law after an emotionally charged hearing that drew hundreds to the Capitol. HB25-1312, which proposes sweeping changes to how gender identity is treated under Colorado law, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 5–2 party-line vote following more than eight hours of testimony that stretched past 1:00 a.m.

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