Colorado Democrats Pass Law: If You're A Business & Use Wrong Pronouns, You Can Get 4 Months In Jail

Posted • August 28, 2025: Colorado Democrats passed and signed into law that businesses are required to use preferred pronouns; if you refuse, you can get 4 MONTHS IN JAIL. “If they are interacting with a customer and the customer says, this is my preferred name and these are my preferred pronouns, this is the way I want to be addressed, there is a legal obligation to do that. They're compelled to use those pronouns and those surnames under Colorado's law. “That's compelled speech, and the real kicker is there criminal penalties for it. You can have prison time, jail time for up to 4 months if you don't abide that.” - Kristen Waggoner, President, CEO & General Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom.