Colorado’s gender ideology bill is a warning to the nation

Originally published by the Washington Examiner

Something deeply alarming is happening in Colorado — and if it isn’t stopped, your state could be next.

House Bill 25-1312, recently passed by the Colorado House of Representatives, is being hailed by the Left as a “trans rights” bill. But beneath the surface, this legislation is a sweeping attempt to codify compelled speech, override parental rights, and enforce radical gender ideology through the machinery of the state and at every level of public and private life, including inside your own home.

Unbelievably, the bill includes punishment for parents who “misgender” or “deadname” their own children — terms that now carry possible legal consequences in custody battles. Recall the real-life dystopian nightmare of Sage Blair, a young girl who was secretly transitioned and kept from her parents by state officials. Once separated from her family, Sage was trafficked across state lines, drugged, raped, and tortured — a harrowing example of what can result from a grotesque incursion on parental rights.

This isn’t just another misguided bill. It’s a sweeping and lasting assault on parental rights and free speech, with real, devastating consequences. What’s worse, it’s expected to sail through the Colorado Senate and be signed by the governor this year.

If that happens, it will set a dangerous precedent that other progressive legislatures across the nation are poised to follow.

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