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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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Colorado Christian camp sues state over gender facility access mandate

Fox News, Approved, State / May 20, 2025 / Alliance Defending Freedom, Biblical Values, Christian Camps, Faith And Family, First amendment, Gender Ideology, Parental Rights, Religious freedom, State Overreach

A Christian camp that has been operating since 1948 in Colorado is suing the state after the camp was told that it had to accommodate gender expression in bathrooms and a variety of other spaces.

“They feel like they’re honoring God in what they’re doing, and I feel like they should do that, to operate in a way that’s consistent with that,” camp volunteer and mother Leah Rohwer told CBS News in an interview.

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Enos: Colorado’s 2025 session pushed the most woke agenda we’ve ever seen

Christian Home Educators of Colorado, Approved, Commentary, State / May 15, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Democrat Lawmakers, Family values, Gender Ideology, Human Embryo Rights, Parental Rights, Pro Life Ethics, Religious freedom, Woke

“Woke” does not begin to describe the ideological beliefs of the majority in the Colorado legislature. They have become bold in their desire to reorder our lives in accordance with two basic ideological beliefs. First, there is no intrinsic value to human life. It is a commodity to be disposed of at will, and the destruction of pre-born life is a required service in every emergency room. Second, there is no such thing as a person’s sex; it is merely a “gender identity” seen through “gender expression.”

Ryan Anderson explains that the origins of “trans” thinking come from cultural breakdown and fear, among other things. “Too many people were afraid to say that the emperor has no clothes,” he reasons. The transgender religion has taken Colorado by storm. These beliefs were the basis of the last two weeks and final days of the 2025 Colorado Legislative Session.

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Minary: Common principles of Conservatism and why they matter in Colorado

Approved, Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories / May 5, 2025 / border security, Conservatism, Constitutional governance, Election Integrity, Family values, Fiscal Responsibility, Government Efficiency, Parental Rights, Property Rights, Protection of life, Religious freedom, Safe communities, UNAFFILIATED VOTERS

The majority of Coloradans have become disengaged and disillusioned with Party politics and rhetoric, for good reasons. Both major parties, R and D, have lost their way. So, the largest bloc of voters in CO is now “Unaffiliated.”

In political discussions, we often use ‘labels’ to describe ourselves and others. These labels include terms like Republican, Democrat, Moderate, Right, Left, Liberal and Conservative. Unfortunately, if you ask 10 people to define exactly what their own political label means, only one can do it with any clarity. That leads very quickly to stereotyping, misunderstandings and disagreement. Rather than listening, we talk over, rather than with, each other.

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