Department of Education Spokeswoman: We 'Will Not Tolerate' States Using Gender Ideology to Strip Parental Rights

Calvin Freiburger : Apr 24, 2025
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A Colorado proposal that would punish parents for not using preferred pronouns is an example of government overreach, warned the US Department of Education.

[LifeSiteNews.com] A Trump administration spokesman said it will "not tolerate" infringements on parental rights, such as a proposal in Colorado to make "misgendering" potential grounds to remove children in custody disputes. (Image: Unsplash-Alexander Grey)

Named after a victim of the 2022 Club Q nightclub shooting perpetrated by "non-binary" Anderson Aldrich, the Kelly Loving Act would establish that "when making child custody decisions and determining the best interests of a child for purposes of parenting time, a court shall consider deadnaming, misgendering, or threatening to publish material related to an individual's (so-called) gender-affirming health-care services as types of coercive control. A court shall consider reports of coercive control when determining the allocation of parental responsibilities in accordance with the best interests of the child."

It would also ban state courts "from applying or giving any force or effect to another state's law that authorizes a state agency to remove a child from the child's parent or guardian because the parent or guardian allowed the child to receive" dangerous "gender transition" procedures and has a host of additional requirements unrelated to custody matters. It has passed the Colorado House but not yet the Colorado Senate.

Speaking to the Daily Signal, US Department of Education (DOE) spokeswoman Julie Hartman declared that "children do not belong to the government. They belong to parents."

Without announcing any specific action, she added, "the department will not tolerate abuse of parents' rights—or of students who are victims of predatory behavior by adults who are supposed to protect them."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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