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Out Democrat Jared Polis elected to fourth term in U.S. House
DENVER — Openly gay Democratic Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder has won a fourth term. He defeated Republican challenger George Leing in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the University of Colorado and Colorado State University.
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Director of gay pilots association killed in single-engine plane crash
BOULDER, Colo. — The Executive Director of the National Gay Pilots Association was killed Monday when the single-engine plane he was flying crashed and burst into flames after taking off from Boulder Municipal Airport. Steven Moore, 35, was killed in the crash, according to a statement by the pilots groups. He was flying the plane…
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Gay marriage supporters in Colorado celebrate in rally at 10th Circuit court
DENVER — Supporters of same-sex marriage in Colorado are celebrating their legal victory but also trying to help advance their cause elsewhere. Gov. John Hickenlooper and others, including software entrepreneur Tim Gill and representatives of the ACLU and NAACP, rallied Wednesday at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Marriage equality now the law of the land throughout the state of Colorado
DENVER — Same-sex marriage officially became legal throughout Colorado on Tuesday but, with such unions now on firm legal ground, there was no rush of couples to tie the knot. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers ordered clerks in all of the state’s 64 counties to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders
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Boulder, Denver counties resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
DENVER — Boulder and Denver counties are joining other Colorado counties in issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Clerks there announced Tuesday they are now issuing the licenses after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders against them.
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Pueblo County, Colo., clerk resumes issuing same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER — Colorado’s Pueblo County is now issuing marriage licenses to gay couples after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals on the question of same-sex wedding bans.
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Colorado AG to expedite motions to lift stays, allow same-sex couples to marry
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general says gay couples will soon be able to wed in the state once legal formalities are cleared after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals on the question of same-sex marriage bans.
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Tenth Circuit puts federal challenge to Colo. gay marriage ban on hold
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit says it will put a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban on hold pending action by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision comes in the appeal of a challenge filed in July on behalf of six same-sex couples.
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Transgender girl crowned homecoming princess at Colo. high school
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A transgender student was crowned homecoming princess at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, high school. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reported Saturday that Scarlett Lenh received the majority of the votes from her junior class at Sand Creek High School, besting three other girls for the honor.
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Appeals court extends stay of Colo. same-sex marriage ruling
DENVER — Same-sex marriage isn’t coming to Colorado yet. A federal appeals court on Thursday extended a stay on a ruling from last month that found the state’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals noted that the court has stayed similar rulings in other states. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed an analogous ruling from …