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LGBTQ+ allies defeated book banners in two contentious library meetings
Opponents claimed the LGBTQ+ books would “put sexual perversion or sexual acts in front of children.” But the community fought back.
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Herschel Walker’s new ad slams trans people barely a day after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ bar
Democrats are pointing to Republican anti-LGBTQ campaigns like Walker’s as the type of rhetoric that led to the murder of five people at Club Q on Saturday night.
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It’s 2020 & these state lawmakers are still trying to ban same-sex marriage
A few lawmakers attempted to end marriage equality, ban gender-affirming care, and allow ‘religious freedom’ discrimination – but even other conservatives said that “sucks.”
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Two senators that oppose LGBTQ rights were ‘honored’ at a gay Republican fundraiser
The organization called the senators “Pro-LGBTQ Republican Members of Congress.” Spoiler: they’re not.
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Gay rights advocates rally in Denver, say marriage equality is coming to Colorado
DENVER — Gay rights advocates promise that marriage equality is coming to Colorado, either through the courts or the ballot box.
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Colorado Civil Union Act approved by committee; heads to Senate floor
DENVER — The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved SB-11, the Colorado Civil Union Act. The bill, approved by a vote of 4-3, now moves to the Senate floor for a vote.
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LGBT group plans legal challenge to anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ initiative
DENVER — Statewide LGBT advocacy organization One Colorado is planning a legal challenge to a broadly-written ballot proposal by conservative religious liberty group that could undermine state law protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
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All eyes on the House, civil unions at Colorado LGBT Lobby Day
About 180 LGBT Coloradans and allies who took to the Colorado Capitol Feb. 27 to share their stories and feelings with lawmakers who are debating a bill that would establish civil unions in the Centennial State. The 2012 lobby day was organized by One Colorado, a statewide LGBT advocacy organization.
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Colorado gay rights group donates to Republican lawmakers who voted for civil unions
One Colorado, the group leading the lobbying effort for civil unions here, has repeatedly pledged to support any lawmaker — Republican or Democrat — who supports relationship recognition legislation. This week, campaign finance reports show the group has made good on its promise.
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Poll: Majority of Coloradans now favor full same-sex marriage
A majority of Coloradans now support full marriage equality for same-sex couples, a poll released Friday shows. According to Public Policy Polling, 47 percent of those Coloradans polled said they believe gay and lesbian couples should have all the rights of marriage — and the name to boot.