The Michigan House of Representatives just passed House Bill 4474, which would make it a “crime” for someone in the state to “misgender” an LGBT in a way that makes the LGBT feel “terrorized, frightened, or threatened” by whatever words were uttered.
Violators of HB 4474 could be fined up to $10,000 for the “criminal act,” or sent to prison for up to five years, reports indicate. It would become a felony in the state of Michigan to misgender someone under the new “hate speech” bill, which has not been signed into law as of yet.
If HB 4474 does finish making its way through the state legislature and get signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a person in Michigan could be declared a “felon” if he or she is caught trying to intentionally “intimidate” an LGBT by using pronouns or other words that the LGBT says are scary or upsetting.