gender identity
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Jeffco overnight field trip policy’s reliance on gender identity
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the overnight field trip policy of Jeffco Public Schools, filed by multiple families who objected to rooming assignments based on students’ gender identities as opposed to their sex assigned at birth. U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez concluded the 14th Amendment’s protection of a…
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Federal judge declines to ask 10th Circuit to review pronoun policy, tells lawyers they are free to deviate
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A federal judge rejected for the second time last week a complaint from a pair of lawyers about his courtroom policy on the use of pronouns, reiterating that the attorneys are — and have been — free to refer to transgender people as they wish. “They’ve done so from the start. They’ve done so without sanction or…
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10th Circuit says parents failed to show school policies on gender identity violated their rights
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Two sets of parents failed to show how a Larimer County school district’s policies, which addressed how staff should treat students’ gender identities, were responsible for their “strained” family relationship, the Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. At the same time, one judge suggested a policy enabling staff to keep parents “in the dark” about…
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Colorado appeals judge says lawyers should respect and use gender pronouns
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One member of Colorado’s second-highest court told attorneys on Wednesday that state law and the principles of the legal profession require them to be respectful of others’ gender identities, notwithstanding the inevitable mistakes that are made in good faith. “I will be the first to tell you the legal system has a long way to…
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Appeals court upholds conviction in ‘unique’ case hinging on gender identity
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld an Arapahoe County burglary conviction in a case where the key disputed element was the defendant’s gender identity. A jury convicted Michael Allen Fresquez of burglary, a component of which is the unlawful entry into a building. Shortly before trial, Fresquez noted they do not identify as male. Therefore,…
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Colorado House gives final approval to bills on occupancy limits, foster youth ‘bill of rights’
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The Colorado House on Friday gave final approval to two major proposals dealing with housing and youth in the foster care system with a few defections among Democrats. House Bill 1007 would block local governments from imposing residential occupancy limits except for public health and safety reasons. The House had debated HB 1007 on Feb.…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear latest LGBTQ discrimination case against Masterpiece Cakeshop
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide whether a Lakewood cake maker violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when he declined to supply a cake to celebrate a customer’s gender transition, or if the First Amendment protected his refusal. The case involves a familiar name: Masterpiece Cakeshop, whose owner, Jack Phillips, was…
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Judge refuses to halt Colorado ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children
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A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a 2019 Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children, rejecting several arguments from a licensed counselor in Colorado Springs who alleges the law violates her First Amendment rights as a professional and a Christian. Kaley Chiles requested a preliminary injunction against House Bill 19-1129, which…
