Manny Rutinel Wants to Take Away Your Kids for “Misgendering” and “Deadnaming”
New reporting highlighted that Democrat Meatless Manny Rutinel “voted in support of a bill that instructed courts to take pronoun use into consideration as a factor when deciding child custody cases.”
“Far-left liberal Manny Rutinel wants the government to take away your kids if you don’t adopt his radical transgender agenda. Disgusting and disqualifying; Rutinel will be resoundingly rejected by Coloradans this fall.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
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Far-left House candidate ripped for ‘disgusting’ vote on misgendering bill: ‘Disqualifying’
Fox News
Leo Briceno
July 6, 2026
Manny Rutinel, a far-left state legislator and House candidate in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, voted in support of a bill that instructed courts to take pronoun use into consideration as a factor when deciding child custody cases.
In particular, the Kelly Loving Act required courts to deem “deadnaming” and “misgendering” as a kind of coercive control
“A court shall consider reports of coercive control when determining the allocation of parental responsibilities in accordance with the best interest of the child,” the bill initially read when Rutinel voted for it.
Rutinel’s past vote in favor of the package is drawing scrutiny as he wages a bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., in one of the country’s most competitive congressional races, raising questions about his position on parental authority when it comes to issues like gender.
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At the time of its passage, the bill drew criticism from groups like the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network that filed lawsuits against the bill, citing First Amendment concerns.
“The Act’s new definition of ‘gender expression’ is unconstitutionally overbroad,” their lawsuit read.
“Because it covers any treatment based on the use of a ‘chosen name’ or other forms of preferred ‘address,’ it punishes many forms of constitutionally protected speech.”
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