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Colo. judge refuses to halt same-sex marriages in Denver
DENVER — A judge on Monday refused to stop a Denver clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex, despite a still-active ban against the practice. Colorado District Judge C. Scott Crabtree last week ruled that the state’s 2006 voter-approved gay marriage ban was unconstitutional. But he put that ruling on hold pending appeal, meaning the Colorado ban…
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First same-sex couples begin marrying in Denver despite gay marriage ban
DENVER — Same-sex couples can keep getting married in Colorado, even though the state’s gay marriage ban is still in effect, a judge ruled Thursday. The decision added to the national confusion over same-sex marriage, as the judge said a county clerk can continue giving marriage licenses to gay couples despite what the state’s attorney general calls …
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Denver city clerk says she will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
DENVER — Denver’s city clerk says she will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite Colorado ban. Debra Johnson announced her decision shortly after a judge ruled that her counterpart in the liberal college town of Boulder can continue to grant gay marriage licenses.
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Colo. gay lawmakers want same-sex marriage ban overturned immediately
DENVER — Saying further delays are pointless, gay lawmakers Thursday called for Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban to be declared unconstitutional and for such a ruling to be effective immediately. The lawmakers made the comments a day after Republican Attorney General John Suthers’ asked a federal court in Denver for an injunction declaring Colorado’s…
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Colo. civil rights panel: Baker must make cakes for same-sex ceremonies
DENVER — Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the state’s anti-discrimination statutes.
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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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Colo. school board member stands by her transphobic remarks
DENVER — A Colorado school board member who said she has no regrets about saying transgender students should use their own locker rooms vowed to keep pushing for schools to ignore court rulings on the transgender issue.
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Colo. transgender woman denied breast cancer screening
DENVER — A transgender woman in Denver is suing Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and Women’s Wellness Connection after she was denied a free breast cancer screening.
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UPDATE: Suspect in alleged hate crime against Denver gay man turns himself in
Denver Police said via Twitter just before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening that Tilo Sandoval, identified as the suspect in last week’s brutal beating of a gay man, had turned himself in to police.
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Denver man needs reconstructive surgery following alleged anti-gay attack
DENVER — Police in Denver are investigating an assault on a gay man over the holiday weekend in what the victim said was an anti-gay hate crime.