(DC Pundit) – In the great state of Colorado, formerly known for skiing, fresh air, and a decent sense of reality, Democrats in the state legislature have officially gone off the deep end. On Friday night, lawmakers passed HB25-1312. The bill, cheerfully titled “Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals,” might as well be called the “Parental Rights Don’t Matter Act.” Why? Because under the language of this law, simply “misgendering” a child, that is, referring to them by their actual biological sex, can be classified as discrimination. Even worse, the state can treat that as grounds to seize a child from their parents.
If a parent dares to call their daughter “she” instead of “he,” and refuses to jump on the gender bandwagon, Colorado could potentially take their child away. Apparently, speaking truth is now abuse, at least in the eyes of radical lawmakers.
As if that weren’t enough, the bill also gives cover to parents who help their kids pursue so-called “gender-affirming care.” In other words, chemical and surgical gender changes for minors are now treated like routine dental cleanings, and anyone who questions the wisdom of these irreversible decisions can be accused of coercive control.
Bill sponsor Rep. Rebekah Stewart, a Democrat from Lakewood, leaned heavily on political doublespeak to defend her legislation. “Supporting a child’s gender identity is indeed in the best interest of the child, and that support cannot be used against a loving and supportive parent in a dispute,” she said, apparently under the impression that loving parents should always affirm a child’s confusion instead of offering guidance and stability.
“This bill is truly the least that we can do,” Stewart added. “Frankly, I wish that we didn’t have to bring this bill, but the reality of navigating the world today as a transgender human necessitates it.” Translation: reality is now subjective, and lawmakers must write laws to accommodate feelings over facts.
Republicans in the Colorado House, not surprisingly, weren’t having it. State Rep. Jarvis Caldwell, a Republican from Colorado Springs, didn’t mince words: “The idea that misgendering your own child is considered coercive control, which is another word for child abuse, because you want to get your child help instead of affirming their delusions … this is the most disgusting bill I’ve seen so far.”
And frankly, he’s right. This bill doesn’t just cross a line—it bulldozes through it with all the subtlety of a freight train. If passed by the state Senate (which Democrats also control), and signed into law by Governor Jared Polis, it will officially turn parental rights into conditional privileges granted at the whim of the state.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about “protecting” kids. It’s about silencing parents, criminalizing dissent, and enforcing radical ideology under the threat of state power. And while Democrats claim it’s in the “best interest of the child,” what they really mean is: the state knows best, and you’d better fall in line.
So yes, Colorado, you’ve now entered the club of states where gender ideology trumps biology, facts are optional, and parents are seen as the enemy if they don’t play along. Welcome to progressive utopia, where the only thing not tolerated is common sense.
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