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Doing God’s Work: Rocky Mountain Imperial Court still at work after 40 years

In 2015, the International Court System, the governing body of organizations like the Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire, will celebrate its 50th year. Started by San Francisco’s Emperor I Jose Juilio Sarria, a World War II veteran, courts are registered nonprofits or foundations that raise money explicitly to redistribute it to other nonprofits and community members as grants and scholarships.

Civil unions aren’t the finish line: Join our call for full marriage equality in Colorado

As one journey ends today, May 1, 2013, another begins. Let the jubilation of victory fuel our continued march toward marriage.

Sealed with a Kiss: New chapter for Colorado families begins as civil unions start midnight, May 1

A new chapter for Colorado families began today at 12:01 a.m. when hard-fought legislation for civil unions took effect, allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions for the first time.

The Gay Brain: What makes us LGBT?

The science behind sexual orientation began in part with a 1991 study by Dr. Simon LeVay, then a neurobiologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. LeVay measured the size of a group of cells called the nucleus within the anterior hypothalamus, a region of the brain previously linked to the regulation of sexual behavior in other animals.

This is what QUEER MARRIAGE looks like: Cyndi Adams and Danielle Jordan

Civil unions in Colorado mean that LGBT relationships are more out in the open than ever before, but we were getting ‘married’ in the eyes of each other and our communities long before the state recognized same-sex relationships. Out Front will highlight a series of LGBT couples who have jumped the broom, tied the knot, got hitched or took the plunge – Danielle Jordan and her wife Cyndi Adams tell us their story first.

Gay and green: sustainable living in the gayborhood

As the scientific community becomes more invested in green technology, Schroeppel is also hoping for cultural and social change, including around built environments and transportation – which means re-thinking certain aspects of the American Dream for a suburban family home with a white picket fence, two cars and a big green lawn.

From civil disobedience to civil unions: 40 years of Colorado out activism

This publication – founded in 1976 and 37 years old this month – was just a twinkle in founder Phil Price’s eye when the birth pangs of our Colorado community sounded out 40 years ago, in October 1973.

After civil unions battle, struggle for equality continues

Be prepared. For anything.

That’s the advice from half a dozen gay rights activists from across the nation who have been where Colorado’s gay and lesbian community is about to find itself: on the winning side of a long-fought political battle for relationship recognition.

Ask the expert: Frequently asked questions about civil unions

Mindy Barton, Legal Director from The GLBT Community Center of Colorado, gives us the basics

Like any other Colorado family: Families who put faces to the civil unions bill reflect on victory

They said it’s not as much about the specific legal benefits a civil union will provide as it is the recognition the bill represents – recognition for relationships like Steadman and Misner had, for same-sex couples across the state, and for themselves