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Udall launches gay rights attack on Gardner

Ads target Udall opponent Gardner's LGBTQ-unfriendly votes between 2006 and 2009.

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.”

The Path to Marriage Equality in Colorado: Having a Responsible Statewide...

Six months ago, when I left my job as a speechwriter in D.C. and headed west to join the staff of One Colorado, I had the feeling I was about to become part of something big.

Kaiser transgender coverage a prelude to larger healthcare changes

There was confusion and neglect and resistance and now that’s starting to change. Major health care insurer Kaiser Permanente has announced it would no longer exclude transgender Coloradans from treatment.

Group That Sought ‘Cure’ for Same-Sex Attraction Does an About-Face

Though watchdogs have noted a softening of Chambers’ stance on ex-gay ministry in the last few years, the announcement that the 37-year-old organization is closing still leaves many with questions about how the decision came about, how it will impact the thousands who participated in Exodus-affiliated programs promising a cure for homosexuality, and if the announcement will discredit former partner organizations like Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family.

At gay-rights event, GOP Rep. Nikkel speaks on battling bigotry to...

Colorado state Representative B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland, this weekend said the experience of bigotry and intimidation she experienced last spring during the debate over a same-sex civil unions bill has strengthened her position in support of the bill. She said that, even though she's not running for reelection and won't be at the capitol to vote, she's confident that conservatives will come to see the bill as consistent with their social values and that next year's version of the bill will pass with significant Republican backing.
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