SICK: 27 Democrats Vote Against Bill Making Indecent Exposure To Children A Felony

On early Saturday morning, the Colorado House of Representatives voted on HB23-1135 a bill that would make indecent exposure to a minor a felony.

HB23-1135 ultimately passed in the House but not without Democrat opposition because 27 Democrats voted against it.

The final vote was 37 to 27 but many democrats are furious the bill passed.

State Rep. Leslie Herod was in favor of the bill and stated  “These types of laws have been used to ban drag shows, to target individuals who use the restroom of the sex that they identify with—a public restroom—to charge them with felony charges.”

27 Colorado Dems vote AGAINST making indecent exposure to minors a felony citing concern the law could ban Drag shows for kidshttps://t.co/f60uWaQ3eP

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 29, 2023

"On Saturday, the Colorado House voted on a bill introduced to increase severity of indecent exposure in front of a minor to class 6 felony, and 27 Democrats voted against, with one saying she was concerned it would lead to the ban of drag shows."https://t.co/EYFJobsd4J

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) April 29, 2023

The Post Millennial broke the story:

On Saturday, the Colorado House of Representatives voted on HB23-1135, a bill introduced to increase the severity of indecent exposure in front of a minor to a class 6 felony, and 27 Democrats voted against the bill, with one saying she was concerned it would lead to the ban of drag shows.

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State Representative Leslie Herod said, “These types of laws have been used to ban drag shows, to target individuals who use the restroom of the sex that they identify with—a public restroom—to charge them with felony charges. I am very concerned about the attacks against the transgender community that are happening across the country.”

“When I initially read this bill, it did not even come to mind for me, either, as an advocate—but as I’ve looked at the bills, and as I’ve talked to my colleagues who are fighting these types of bills across the country, it’s very clear to me that the language is very much mirrored in some of the laws that have been used to target members of our community because of who they are,” Herod added.

In a tweet published by the Colorado House Republicans, the representatives showed that the bill had 37 voting for and 27 voting against.

HAPPENING TODAY‼️

HOUSE DEMOCRATS filibustered for nearly three hours today AGAINST felonizing #IndecentExposure to minors.

Rep. Mary Young (D) argued AGAINST jailing perpetrators — incase they might be mentally impaired. HB23-1135 #CoPolitics pic.twitter.com/Uki3xQhlq9

— Roger D. Hudson (@RogerHudsonCO) April 28, 2023

Here’s what Fox News reported:

A majority of Colorado Democrats in the state House voted against a measure that would enhance criminal penalties for indecent exposure in view of a minor, and one state lawmaker claimed the bill could be used to “ban” drag shows and harm transgender people.

Outlining her frustrations with the measure from the House floor Saturday, state Rep. Leslie Herod, a Democrat who has represented a Denver-area district in the state House since 2017, said the proposed law uses language like other measures around the nation meant to “target” transgender people.

“These types of laws have been used to ban drag shows, to target individuals who use the restroom — the sex they identify with, a public restroom — to charge them with felony charges,” Herod claimed. “I’m very concerned about the attacks against the transgender community that are happening across the country.”

Introduced by Democrats, HB23-1135 would take criminal penalties for indecent exposure from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony if committed in view of a person who is under 18. The measure passed with unanimous Republican support despite 27 of the 46 Democratic representatives voting against the bill.