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Heidi Beedle

Heidi Beedle is a former soldier, educator, activist, and animal welfare worker. They received a Bachelor’s in English from UCCS. They have worked as a freelance and staff writer for the Colorado Springs Independent covering LGBTQ issues, nuclear disasters, cattle mutilations, and social movements. Heidi currently covers reproductive justice and politics for the Colorado Times Recorder.

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‘Advancing Death for No Other Purpose Than to Advance Death,’ Says GOP Lawmaker About Colorado Democrats’ Pro-Choice Legislation

·March 29, 2023

As the Colorado Democrats’ “Safe Access to Protected Health Care” package of legislation moves to House for consideration, Republicans have taken to talk radio to share their views on the proposed bills that target the marketing practices of anti-abortion centers and their use of an unproven pill to reverse an abortion, expand legal protections for patients and providers seeking reproductive and gender-affirming health care, and expand insurance coverage for those seeking reproductive health care.

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Unleashed: The Heidi Ganahl Grievance Hour

·March 23, 2023

Heidi Ganahl, who was trounced by Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) in November’s election, launched her new weekly podcast, “Unleashed,” at Wide Open Saloon in Sedalia on Tuesday. Billed as “exposing what Is REALLY going on behind the curtain in Colorado,” Ganahl’s inaugural episode featured guests Danny Moore, her former running mate, Erin Lee, a “mad mom,” Gregory Carlson, former president of CU’s College Republicans, and Jimmy Sengenberger, a KNUS radio host and Gazette contributor. 

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TRANSforming Gender Conference Returns to CU Boulder

·March 21, 2023

As state legislatures across the country are considering — and often passing — laws to limit access to gender-affirming health care and ban drag performances, the University of Colorado Boulder hosted the 17th annual TRANSforming Gender Conference this weekend. The free conference, which featured nearly 50 panels and workshops, raises awareness about issues and identities in the trans community, bringing together members of the LGBTQ community and allies to attend talks, trainings and forums on a wide variety of topics.

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The Army of Gideon: Anti-Abortion Activism in Wichita

·March 8, 2023

Wichita, Kansas, is no stranger to anti-abortion activism. In 2009, Dr. George Tiller, a physician who provided abortion services late in pregnancy, was assassinated by anti-abortion extremist Scott Roeder ​​at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, where Tiller was serving as an usher. Dubbed “Tiller the baby killer” by U.S. Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA) and demonized by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, Tiller was targeted with violence throughout his career. In 1986 Tiller’s clinic was firebombed, and in 1993 he was shot five times by anti-abortion extremist Shelly Shannon.

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The New Abolitionists: The Christian Anti-Abortion Movement Gaining Ground in State Legislatures

·March 7, 2023

This year was the second year in a row that Colorado Republicans have attempted to pass legislation criminalizing abortion in Colorado. Rep. Scott Bottoms’ (R-CO Springs) bill, “Abolishing Abortion in Colorado,” was a repeat of former Rep. Dave Williams’ (R-CO Springs) bill in 2022. Both bills featured testimony from Jeff Durbin of End Abortion Now and members of Colorado Right to Life, and both bills died in Democrat-controlled committees.

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Anti-Abortion Activists Attend Annual Bill Killing

·February 22, 2023

Three anti-abortion bills were killed in the House and Insurance Committee on Friday. The bills, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Luck (R-Penrose) and Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-CO Springs), were part of the annual tradition where Republican legislators introduce anti-abortion legislation that fails to move forward in the Democrat controlled legislature. Last year, testimony in support of bills aimed at ending abortion and collecting additional medical data on abortion patients died after a 12-hour session. This year, bills to end abortion in Colorado, provide pain medication to fetuses during abortions, and provide information about abortion pill reversal were voted down, eight to three, during nearly seven hours of testimony.

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Jesus and John Wayne Author on Christian Nationalism and Evangelical Influence

·February 16, 2023

Kristin Kobes Du Mez, the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, is speaking at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Feb. 23. Du Mez is a historian of religion, gender, and politics and a professor of history at Michigan’s Calvin University. Her book, Jesus and John Wayne, charts the rise and influence of evangelical Christianity and the history of white evangelical masculinity as it is intertwined with militarism.

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