By Marissa Ventrelli | Denver Gazette
The Center for Baptist Leadership, an organization associated with the Southern Baptist Church, is urging pastors and members in Colorado to speak out against a bill that establishes certain legal protections for transgender people.
House Bill 1312 seeks to penalize “deadnaming” and “misgendering” as discriminatory actions and to mandate that the courts include such claims in determining the allocation of parenting time in custody cases.
The bill has already passed through the House on a 36-20 vote and is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.