As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Ari Armstrong’s write-up on Jared Polis’s support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination lead the Department of Health and Human Services — despite Kennedy’s history of promoting vaccine conspiracy theories. On the docket this week, we have Erik Maulbetsch’s reporting on Dave Williams appearing at a fundraiser with a trio who continue to deny the results of the 2020 election and Logan Davis’s reflection on the Christian Nationalist background of Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense. Alslo included is Westword’s Hannah Metzger on Rep. Brianna Titone, an openly transgender lawmaker, who says she had to leave her name off a bill supporting same-sex marriage to get Republican support in the state Senate.
Brianna Titone
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Kicks Off ‘Get Out the Vote’ Efforts
One Colorado, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, will be rallying supporters on Sunday in a kickoff event for their “Get Out the Vote” efforts.
Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have More Options To Fix Electronics
Today at Corky Gonzales branch of the Denver Public Library, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed the “Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment,” which gives consumers a right to repair their own equipment including “cell phones, gaming systems, computers, and televisions.”
From Here to Matrimony: Polis Joins LGBTQ Legislators, Advocates To Celebrate How Far Colorado Has Come on Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage has been a turbulent political subject across the U.S., but that’s especially true for Colorado.
‘Here I Am:’ Trans Storytellers Honored at CO Capitol
“We want to give people a little sense of what it is to be trans, the struggles of being trans, and who we are as people,” said state Rep. Brianna Titone.
GOP Lawmaker Now Says LGBTQ People Are the Result of Mental Illness, Grooming, Or Sexual Abuse
During an appearance on the Liberty Warrior Nation podcast Thursday, Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-CO Springs) discussed a recent conflict with Rep. Brianna Titone (D-Arvada) and claimed that LGBTQ people are the result of mental illness, grooming, or sexual abuse.
TRANSforming Gender Conference Returns to CU Boulder
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.
CO Statehouse Candidate Vows To ‘Increase Parental Choice’ in Schools After Co-Founding Christian School
Lynn Emrick, a Colorado statehouse candidate who helped co-found a private Christian school in Wheat Ridge, has pledged to “increase parental choice” in schools if she’s elected.
Candidate Q&A: Brianna Titone Seeks Reelection in Arvada House District 27
Democrat Brianna Titone is seeking reelection to the Colorado House of Representatives’ 27th district, which encompasses Arvada and slivers of Wheat Ridge and Golden. Titone faces a challenge from Republican Vicki Pyne, whom she defeated by just 439 votes in the 2018 election.
Free Tampons ‘Too Extreme’: Republicans Blast Bill to Put Menstrual Hygiene Products in Schools
The Jefferson County Republican Party’s latest gripe? A bill to help public schools stock their bathrooms with menstrual hygiene products.