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Equality opponents, the Religious Right, bullying, anti-LGBT groups, hate groups and high-profile homophobia affecting the LGBT community

Community makes history, then and now

As I made my way through the room too small for the crowd the showdown had attracted, I saw the worn but determined faces of several community members – friends and acquaintances not normally engaged in the legislative process.

It took me back to several images I’ve seen from a time long gone by: 1973.

Death of Colorado civil union bill stirs anger, spurs action for November election

Financed by a network of donors from across the country, leaders of the community coupled with a progressive coalition — including statewide LGBT advocacy organization One Colorado — will zero in on a handful of races they plan to win, giving the Democratic Party at least 36 seats in the House, according to multiple sources.

From the Editor: Our ‘community’ includes our families, too

Many of the shared experiences among LGBT people as a marginalized community are our families’ shared experiences too – and so our straight parents, siblings and children are, in no small way and if they choose to own it – members of the community through us.

Colorado Civil Union Act killed — again — by GOP House committee

Despite being given a second chance by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Republican state House committee killed the Colorado Civil Union Act on a party-line vote, 6-5.

Past the point of no return: fate of Colorado civil union bill to be decided today by GOP leadership

The Colorado House of Representatives will have exactly 17 hours to either debate the Colorado Civil Union Act or let the clock run out on the bill that would establish legal protections for gay and lesbian Coloradans.

Aging gay: Lesbian and gay seniors flourish in changing times

When Pat Barrington first came out as a lesbian to her mother, the response she got would be shockingly uncommon today. “You’re just like me,” Barrington’s mother told her – “except you’re doing what you want. You’re doing what I always wanted to do.”

Here we go again: Senate sends civil union bill to House, doubt surrounds House possibilities

The Colorado state Senate gave its final approval April 26 to a bill that would…

Colorado civil union bill moves one step closer to House showdown

The Colorado Senate today gave its first of two OKs to a bill to establish civil unions. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pat Steadman, is expected to pass through the Senate tomorrow to the House where its future is uncertain.

State of the Nation and sleep deprivation

I’m an addict. I’m addicted to reading loaded political news right before bed spurring a diabolical cycle of insomnia, anxiety, and repeatedly questioning “How can this be?”

Out author to visit Denver and Boulder for new book, ‘God vs. Gay?’

While the author of ‘God vs. Gay?’ believed he could get closer to God by hiding his homosexuality and trying to pray away the gay, he admits that it actually drew a deeper wedge between him and his Creator. In his latest book, Michaelson explores the fallacy that the Bible condemns gays. In his opinion, the Bible proves that divinity lies in the truth about our sexuality.