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Colorado leaders weigh next steps after Supreme Court rejects state ban on ‘conversion therapy’
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Colorado leaders said they are weighing next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for children, as critics and supporters cheered or lambasted the ruling. The court’s near-unanimous decision called the Colorado law, passed in 2019, an “egregious assault” on the First Amendment. It remains to be…
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Democratic bill would let recipients of ‘conversion therapy’ sue Colorado providers with no statute of limitations
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Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow people who underwent conversion therapy to sue licensed providers for damages, moving the measure forward on a party-line vote in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1322, proposed by Democratic Reps. Alex Valdez of Denver and Karen McCormick of Hygiene will move to a full-floor debate…
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Polis’ removal of sex ed funding endangers LGBTQ+ youth | OPINION
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By Shara Smith At a time when the LGBTQ+ community is attacked by public policy driven by religious extremists, I am deeply concerned by the removal of funding in the governor’s budget for Colorado’s Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CCHSE) grant program. I hope Gov. Jared Polis and the Joint Budget Committee will recognize the program…
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‘A model example’: 10th Circuit OK’s Colorado’s non-discrimination requirement for universal pre-K
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The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Colorado’s universal pre-kindergarten program does not violate the rights of religious preschool operators by requiring participating organizations to refrain from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, among other characteristics. Two Catholic institutions, St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton and St. Bernadette Catholic Parish in…
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10th Circuit weighs courts’ authority to block Colorado legislative decorum rules
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The Denver-based federal appeals court questioned on Wednesday whether the rules of decorum governing public comments at Colorado legislative committee hearings are beyond the reach of the judiciary, thanks to the concept of legislative immunity. During oral arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, the judges explored the hypothetical restrictions lawmakers…
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10th Circuit considers whether parents can pursue relief from Colorado ‘chosen name’ law, policies
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Some members of the Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of an attempt by two parents to block a Colorado law requiring public schools to use a student’s chosen name, as well as their school district’s corresponding policy intended to support LGBTQ students. At the same time, one judge’s questioning seemed sympathetic to…
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Educators discuss approach to LGBTQ+ topics after assignment at Colorado Springs school
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A binary gender division instantly raised red flags in Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy student Jace’s mind. His teacher split the high school class into boys and girls for a Dec. 6 lesson. Jace, who uses he/they pronouns and preferred not to use their last name, said the gender division immediately put him and other gender-nonconforming…
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District 20 board denies considering LGBTQ+ segregation, transgender bathroom policy at Thursday meeting
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Colorado Springs residents clashed over LGBTQ+ issues at Thursday’s Academy School District 20 board meeting as crowds overflowed into the hallway outside the conference room. An email that came to light earlier this week via an open-records request showed a community member proposed to administrators that the district set up a separate campus for LGBTQ+…
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Community invited to benefit show to help Club Q staff, performers pay bills
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Club Q’s staff and regular performers were left in a precarious financial position when the Nov. 19 shooting forced the business to close its doors for an indefinite period of time: an entertainer who is raising two teenagers, a dialysis patient whose appointments cannot wait, a producer who relied on Club Q as their only…
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Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds solidarity rally at Palmer Park
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Members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends and allies to march in solidarity Saturday for those affected by the mass shooting at Club Q. The march, organized by Armed with Love, started at the Palmer Park Community Playground and ended at Club Q. Dozens of members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends…