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Civil Union Act dies after House leaders shut down the floor before debate
"We are at an empasse at civil unions and that is not going to be resolved tonight," Speaker of the House Frank McNulty said. "We attempted to work through several different scenarios." [...]
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 [...]
Colorado civil union bill a hop, skip and jump away from becoming law —
if the clock doesn’t run out first
There's light at the end of the tunnel for supporters of the Colorado Civil Union Act. But is it just the train? The bill that would establish civil unions here is in the hands of Republican [...]
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 establish civil unions here. But before the Senate even took up the matter, the legislation appeared Dead On Arrival in the [...]
You don’t deserve marriage unless you fight for it
When we last met, we were discussing GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s Colorado surge. Tens of thousands of Coloradans came to support his anti-Obama/anti-gay platform. Now we’ve learned from a Senate Judiciary Committee member that 30,000 [...]
Colorado gay rights group donates to Republican lawmakers who voted for civil unions
Colorado’s statewide-LGBT advocacy organization is putting its money where its mouth is. One Colorado, the group leading the lobbying effort for civil unions here, has repeatedly pledged to support any lawmaker — Republican or Democrat — [...]
Civil union fight, advances in LGBT rights took Colorado community to the ‘Edge of Glory’ in 2011
Decades from now, when historians look back on the LGBT movement, they’ll no doubt look to 2011 as the year everything began to come together. On a national level, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed, New [...]
Gay lawmaker, Mark Ferrandino, to have major role in 2012 policy, politics
If Colorado politics weren’t gay enough, it got a little more, err, fabulous Nov. 18, when Rep. Mark Ferrandino officially became the House Democrats’ leader – putting him in a unique position to influence policy and [...]
Colorado gay lawmaker elected leader of House Democrats
For the second time in ten years a member of the Colorado LGBT community will lead the Democrats in the state House of Representatives. Denverite Rep. Mark Ferrandino was elected as minority leader by his peers. [...]
Denver gay lawmaker comes to defense of colleague
A gay Denver lawmaker defended his House colleague and ally Oct. 13 after news broke the Lakewood legislator would face a primary challenger who is also gay. Rep. Mark Ferrandino said he’s behind Rep. Andy Kerr [...]
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Travel: Dionysian discoveries in Sitges, Spain
I liked “In Europe, you’re not an alcoholic unless you’re living half-
Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
This made my day!
Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
You'd hope that ALL gay Republicans (as oximoronic as that sounds) wou
Gay prosecutor rejected by Virgina House of Delegates for judgeship
Horrible!!!!
SpeakOUT from Mayor Michael Hancock: Liberty and justice for all
Mayor Hancock just criminilized HOMELESSNESS. Apparently not liberty