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Denver Parent Warns Against Initiative 109's Privacy Risks

4/12/2026

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Denver parent and Navy veteran Mike Smith says Initiative 109 would require school sports teams to be designated by biological sex, endangering children through invasive scrutiny of identities.
He cites a Utah law, noting it led to a teenage girl needing police protection after being wrongly labeled as transgender.
Smith says these policies foment fear and violate children's privacy, and form part of a Colorado political agenda undermining family freedom.

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Denver parent and Navy veteran Mike Smith says Initiative 109 would require school sports teams to be designated by biological sex, endangering children through invasive scrutiny of identities.
He cites a Utah law, noting it led to a teenage girl needing police protection after being wrongly labeled as transgender.
Smith says these policies foment fear and violate children's privacy, and form part of a Colorado political agenda undermining family freedom.