Overview
- The Kelly Loving Act, signed into law on May 8, 2025, protects chosen names and pronouns as forms of gender expression under Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.
- Defending Education and allied groups filed a federal lawsuit on May 19, 2025, claiming the law’s compelled speech provisions violate the First Amendment.
- The lawsuit argues that requiring the use of chosen names and pronouns suppresses traditional beliefs about sex and gender.
- A separate lawsuit filed earlier this month by a Colorado Springs-area school district challenges the law’s sports participation rules for transgender students.
- Both lawsuits seek injunctions to block enforcement of the law while the cases proceed, potentially delaying its implementation.