Colorado Bill Could Cost Parents Kids Over Pronouns

Colorado lawmakers are pushing a radical bill that could see parents lose custody battles if they don’t use their child’s preferred pronouns or chosen name.

UNREAL. Democrats in Colorado are pushing through a RADICAL transgender bill that would allow courts to take children away from parents who "misgender" or "deadname" their children.

The bill has passed the CO House and now goes to the State Senate. IT MUST NOT PASS! pic.twitter.com/wKDtq4Xlcq

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 9, 2025

The legislation, dubbed the “Kelly Loving Act” (HB25-1312), explicitly targets parents by labeling “misgendering” and “deadnaming” kids as forms of “coercive control” that judges must consider when deciding parenting time. It effectively means parents could be penalized in court for not affirming a child’s chosen gender identity.

The bill doesn’t stop there. It also mandates that schools ditch gender-specific dress codes, forcing all students into the same options, and requires schools allowing nicknames to adopt “inclusive” name policies for transgender students. Public entities would also have to let people use chosen names alongside legal ones on forms.

Critics are slamming the bill as a gross overreach into family life. “The idea that misgendering your own child is considered coercive control… which is another word for abuse? Child abuse?” blasted Republican State Rep. Jarvis Caldwell. “Because you want to get your child help instead of affirming their delusions? This is the most disgusting bill I’ve seen so far.”

Alongside this measure, Democrats also passed HB25-1309, forcing health insurers to cover costly gender-affirming surgeries and hormones, essentially codifying these procedures into state law.

Having passed the Colorado House, the controversial misgendering bill now heads to the state Senate, pushing Colorado further down the path of becoming a so-called “sanctuary state” for gender ideology, regardless of parental concerns.