Tag: civil unions
Same-sex civil unions cleanup bill headed to chopping block
DENVER -- Legal same-sex marriage came to Colorado in a flash last year, delivered at breakneck speed on a winding path that passed through...
Throw-Back Beauprez: He joined Musgrave, Akin in 2006 push for federal...
DENVER -- As state courts here and federal appeals courts around the country consider the constitutionality of Colorado's same-sex marriage ban, Gov. John Hickenlooper...
Watch: Reactions in Denver to the 10th Circuit gay-marriage ruling
"The right wing made this a national issue. It seems they're beginning to realize their mistake and that more inclusiveness is better, for everybody."
Colorado gay rights campaign tapping into fast-growing support
OneColorado announced some of the leaders lining up behind its Why Marriage Matters campaign, including relatively high-profile figures such as Denver Rep. Rhonda Fields and former Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll.
Gay-rights groups, supporters launch Colorado ‘Marriage Matters’ campaign
"People come into my office to get married. It's a happy office. There are a lot of benefits that come with state-sanctioned marriage. I think everyone has an equal right to those benefits."
Littwin: Stuck in civil-unions purgatory
The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that same-sex marriage in the state should be legal because, well, it's kind of obvious by...
Gay marriage: No, Colorado is not the next New Mexico
DENVER -- Gay rights supporters in Colorado are applauding the New Mexico Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the right of same-sex couples to marry in the state, celebrating the unanimous decision as yet another in a cascade of similar developments.
GLAAD president Montez tapped to head gay-rights group One Colorado
“This is personal for me," Montez said. "From coming of age as a gay Latino kid in a rural Colorado town to lobbying my legislator for the passage of civil unions – and everything in between – I understand what LGBT equality means for Coloradans and our families.”
Gay marriage: No, Colorado is not the next New Jersey
DENVER -- New Jersey moved from same-sex civil unions to gay marriage in a flash. It will be a longer road for Colorado. A 2006 amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage stands in the road like a high hurdle.