Jared Polis
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Out congressman Jared Polis’ letter to his 3 year-old daughter is everything today
Friday, January 19, 2018"Hopefully the glass ceilings will be shattered by the time you get there. But if not bring a hammer." -
LGBT Equality Caucus comes back strong, nearly doubling membership
Friday, February 10, 2017With fears over a Trump administration that could roll back LGBTQ rights, this comes as particularly good news. -
Congressman Jared Polis: The best reason to vote for Hillary Clinton tomorrow
Monday, November 7, 2016It all boils down to one thing - protecting LGBT people from discrimination. -
WATCH: Democrats warn LGBTQ people about importance of Obama’s Supreme Court pick
Tuesday, February 23, 2016With the direction of the Supreme Court at stake, Democrats are reminding LGBT people of what they have to lose. -
Under pressure from Congressman, school seeks review of ban on gay student’s speech
Thursday, June 4, 2015Under pressure from a U.S. Congressman, the Colorado school that blocked a valedictorian from delivering a commencement speech in which he planned to come out as gay has asked outside lawyers to review what happened. -
GOP-controlled House panel rejects bid to attach ENDA to defense bill
Thursday, December 4, 2014WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected an attempt to pass a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The Washington Blade reports that the amendment… -
Midterm election results a sobering reality for gay rights movement
Wednesday, November 5, 2014Massachusetts became the first state to elect an openly gay attorney general, while the gay candidate in Maine's gubernatorial race narrowly lost his chance to make history. Nationally, gay-rights activists worried that conservative gains in Congress… -
Out Democrat Jared Polis elected to fourth term in U.S. House
Wednesday, November 5, 2014DENVER -- 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. -
Discharge petition to force U.S. House vote on ENDA has stalled
Friday, September 26, 2014WASHINGTON -- A discharge petition to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives appears to have stalled after only 190 Democrats have signed their names to it. The petition, filed last… -
Polis files discharge petition on ENDA with narrowed religious exemption
Wednesday, September 17, 2014WASHINGTON -- Four U.S. House Democrats, led by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), filed a discharge petition Wednesday seeking to force a vote on a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that contains a narrowed religious…
