Michigan House passes bill making wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000
Under the new bill, ‘intimidating’ an individual with the wrong pronouns can result in prison time or a $10,000 fine
Michigan residents could be charged with a felony, face up to five years in prison and get a $10,000 fine for using the wrong pronouns under ‘unconstitutional’ new bill
- The Michigan House has approved a hate speech bill, HB 4474, that would criminalize causing someone to ‘feel’ threatened by words
- The bill aims to replace the current Ethnic Intimidation Act and includes ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity or expression’ as protected classes
- Offenders could face up to five years in prison for the felony offense - some have argued that the legislation could infringe on free speech rights
