colorado gay conversion therapy
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One Colorado hires former Senate Dems’ communications director David Pourshoushtari
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David Pourshoushtari has been named communications director for One Colorado, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ residents and their families. He served a similar role for two years until about two months ago for the Colorado Senate Democrats. In an exit interview of sorts with Colorado Politics’ Joey Bunch in November, Pourshoushtari said his job…
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Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman hails equality in Colorado at LGBT pride rally
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Colorado has some of the nation’s toughest non-discrimination laws but still has work to do, Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said at a Denver rally for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality Sunday. Coffman, the lone Republican on a stage filled with Democratic elected officials and candidates, told the crowd she could also be the only…
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Fenberg on introducing proposed gay conversion therapy ban to GOP Senate
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It’s a different state Senate this year. It’s more cordial. It’s less political. Leadership is respected and respectful. So maybe this is the year, said freshman state Sen. Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat. Fenberg is the upper chamber sponsor of a bill that would ban so-called gay conversion therapy in the state, a bill that…
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Colorado bill to ban gay conversion therapy clears House
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An effort three years running in Colorado to ban gay conversion therapy moved forward on Tuesday. All 37 state House Democrats and one Republican voted in favor of sending the proposal to the Republican-controlled Senate. Sponsor, Rep. Paul Rosenthal, a Denver Democrat and co-founder of the legislative LGBT caucus, was hopeful that this year’s bill,…
