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House passes Kelly Loving Act to classify deadnaming, misgendering as coercive control in custody and public accommodations
Summary
House Bill 1312 (Kelly Loving Act) passed after floor debate to add deadnaming and misgendering to definitions of coercive control for custody determinations, require inclusive chosen‑name school policies and make misgendering and deadnaming unlawful in places of public accommodation. Sponsors framed the bill as protection for transgender people;
The Colorado House adopted the bill dubbed the Kelly Loving Act (House Bill 1312), which amends custody statutes to allow courts to treat deadnaming and misgendering as forms of coercive control when determining the best interests of a child. The bill also requires certain school and public‑facing forms and dress codes to be gender‑neutral and allows chosen names to be used in public‑entity forms; it makes deadnaming and misgendering discriminatory acts in the Colorado Anti‑Discrimination Act in places of public accommodation.
Supporters described the statute as protecting transgender and…
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