In the midst of rising vitriol targeted against the transgender community by conservative media figures and government officials, One Colorado, the state’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, is launching a new organizing campaign aimed at shifting the conversation around trans rights.
Last week, reports circulated that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering a rule change that would ban transgender people from owning firearms. But the idea has garnered criticism from gun advocates both in Colorado and nationally, with one saying such a ban would be "flagrantly illegal."
A lawsuit filed against a Fort Collins, CO school district over its policy to not notify parents about students’ transgender identities has been dismissed three times. Now, after its dismissal in April by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the plaintiffs are officially appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the case now awaits the approval of the nation’s highest court.
Lundberg, who now leads the Republican Study Committee of Colorado and is active in state party politics, acknowledged that a large number of Coloradans, including in Republican districts, benefit from Medicaid, but he still said those benefits should be cut.
Despite widespread support and an unassailable Democratic majority in both Colorado’s state House and Senate, House Bill 1312, which codifies landmark protections for transgender people, was widely believed last month to be in jeopardy, with one prominent LGBTQ group changing its position multiple times. Some of its most consequential provisions were ultimately left on the cutting room floor before it was signed by Gov. Jared Polis, who had himself left room for doubt on his support.
Another ballot initiative targeting Colorado’s transgender community was reviewed and had its title set by the state Title Board Wednesday.
“I don't care who pays for it [Narcan]. We need it out there,” Pullen said on air. “It is one of the things that's saving people.”
A Colorado activist, former radio host, and occasional political candidate has recently taken a leadership role at the prominent far-right activist group Moms for Liberty.
"I think that Gabe Evans needs to hear from all of you,” Rep. Brittany Pettersen said at a town hall earlier this month. “He represents the district that has one of the highest percentages of folks who rely on Medicaid and he is on board to strip away the healthcare that so many people rely on.”
“And no matter who is in charge, while I support what the Trump administration is trying to do here and get DEI out of schools, I don't think they're handling it the right way," said conservative board member Kristi Burton Brown
