sexual orientation
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Federal judge sides with Denver Health in ex-paramedic’s discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge concluded last month that evidence showed a former Denver Health paramedic was not fired because of his sexual orientation, as he alleged, but because his employer believed he exhibited poor judgment and resisted efforts to coach him professionally. Jordan Christensen filed suit under federal and state civil rights law asserting unwelcome treatment…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear latest LGBTQ discrimination case against Masterpiece Cakeshop
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide whether a Lakewood cake maker violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when he declined to supply a cake to celebrate a customer’s gender transition, or if the First Amendment protected his refusal. The case involves a familiar name: Masterpiece Cakeshop, whose owner, Jack Phillips, was…
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Judge refuses to halt Colorado ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children
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A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of a 2019 Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children, rejecting several arguments from a licensed counselor in Colorado Springs who alleges the law violates her First Amendment rights as a professional and a Christian. Kaley Chiles requested a preliminary injunction against House Bill 19-1129, which…
