{"id":8851,"date":"2023-07-02T23:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8851"},"modified":"2023-07-02T23:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:45:28","slug":"the-rampaging-lgbtq-rights-smashing-tyranny-michigan-house-passes-bill-that-could-make-using-wrong-pronouns-a-felony-fineable-up-to-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8851","title":{"rendered":"The Rampaging LGBTQ Rights Smashing Tyranny: Michigan House passes bill that could make using wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\">Michigan<\/a><strong>Published<\/strong> June 30, 2023 1:39pm EDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michigan House passes bill that could make using wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under the new bill, &#8216;intimidating&#8217; an individual in regards to their gender identity can result in prison time or a $10,000 fine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/n\/timothy-hj-nerozzi\">Timothy H.J. Nerozzi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> | Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000#\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000#\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;title=Michigan%20House%20passes%20bill%20that%20could%20make%20using%20wrong%20pronouns%20a%20felony%2C%20fineable%20up%20to%20%2410%2C000%20%7C%20Fox%20News&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fmichigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000&amp;t=1688355591548&amp;utm_campaign=tools&amp;utm_medium=article-share&amp;utm_source=www.foxnews.com\">Flipboard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000#\">Comments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000.print\">Print<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000#\">Email<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/static\/orion\/html\/video\/iframe\/vod.html?v=20230628164627#uid=fnc-embed-1&amp;url=www.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fmichigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000\">https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/static\/orion\/html\/video\/iframe\/vod.html?v=20230628164627#uid=fnc-embed-1&amp;url=www.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fmichigan-house-passes-bill-using-wrong-pronouns-felony-fineable-10000<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6329031667112\">Fox News Flash top headlines for June 30<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recently passed bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Michigan<\/a> could make it a felony to intimidate someone by intentionally using the wrong gender pronouns, according to some legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan&#8217;s state House of Representatives<\/a> has passed bill HB 4474, a piece of legislation that criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened by words.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new bill, offenders are &#8220;guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/michigan-lawmakers-approve-legislation-banning-conversion-therapy-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS APPROVE LEGISLATION BANNING CONVERSION THERAPY FOR MINORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/michigan-state-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Front of Michigan State Capitol Building\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s state House of Representatives has passed a bill that could make it a felony to use someone&#8217;s preferred pronouns in a way that &#8220;intimidates&#8221; them. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Intimidate&#8217; means a willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened,&#8221; the bill reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill specifically addresses &#8220;sexual orientation&#8221; and &#8220;gender identity or expression&#8221; as protected classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the bill, &#8220;&#8216;Gender identity or expression&#8217; means having or being perceived as having a gender-related self-identity or expression whether or not associated with an individual&#8217;s assigned sex at birth.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics are accusing the bill of violating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Amendment.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Make no mistake about it. Those advocating for this legislation will wield these policies as a weapon capable of destroying conservative expression or viewpoints grounded in the sacred,&#8221; Distinguished Professor Emeritus William Wagner told media outlet The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-lawmakers-working-quickly-pass-bipartisan-state-budget-before-beginning-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS WORKING QUICKLY TO PASS BIPARTISAN STATE BUDGET BEFORE BEGINNING OF JULY<\/strong><\/a><embed src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-HEBH-4474.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"860px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The state of Michigan is now explicitly allowing the gender delusion issue to be used as a \u2018protected class.\u2019 This opens up numerous issues when it comes to the courts and the continued weaponization of the system against conservatives,&#8221; State Rep. Angela Rigas said of the bill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She continued, &#8220;We saw similar concerns when they wanted to pass blocks on \u2018conversion\u2019 therapy. It seems Dems want to be in the business of telling people how to think.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill was passed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrat-controlled<\/a> state House in a 59-50 vote. It now moves to the Michigan State Senate for consideration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If approved by the state senate, it will be sent for approval to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/gretchen-whitmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,<\/a> who is expected to sign it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/640\/320\/AP23060567171717.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Lansing. (AP Photo\/Al Goldis, file)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Michigan lawmakers<\/u><\/a> gave final approval to legislation banning &#8220;conversion therapy&#8221; for minors as Democrats in the state continue to advance a pro-LGBTQ+ agenda in their first months in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation would prohibit mental health professionals from trying to convert youths who are LGBTQ+ to heterosexuality and traditional gender expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MichiganPublished June 30, 2023 1:39pm EDT Michigan House passes bill that could make using wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000 Under the new bill, &#8216;intimidating&#8217; an individual in regards to their gender identity can result in prison time &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8851\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4886,231,4885,1533,4884],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8852,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8851\/revisions\/8852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}