This morning, activists from Protect Kids Colorado and partnered organizations announced that their two ballot initiatives, both targeting the rights of transgender youths in Colorado, had failed to collect enough signatures to be eligible for the 2024 ballot.
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Proponents Say Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives ‘Doing Great’ on Path to Signature Goal; Will Announce Results at Capitol Monday
While the deadline to submit signatures is on Monday, Protect Kids Colorado set an internal deadline of Wednesday, July 31st.
CO Bishops to Voters: Oppose Abortion & LGBT Rights; Support Anti-Trans Initiatives
Four Colorado bishops representing the Catholic Church have taken a stance on multiple upcoming ballot initiatives: vocally opposing measures to protect reproductive rights and gay marriage, and supporting potential measures that would negatively impact the rights of transgender youths.
Colorado is Home to the Longest-Running Gay Rodeo in the World
by Rebecca Scofield, University of Idaho and Elyssa Ford, Northwest Missouri State University
After Passing Laws Banning Abortion, Christian Nationalists Turn Same Strategies to Outlawing LGBTQ Content in Schools
During the interview, Porter thanked Harris and Truth & Liberty, among others, for contributing to the final version of the model bill – which she said is already being circulated through multiple conservative states’ legislatures.
This Pride Month, Recognize the Importance of Supporting LGBTQ Mental Health
Envision:You surveyed nearly 600 LGBTQ+ residents about their health concerns and experiences, and the findings were staggering.
Exaggerations, Half-Truths, and Lies: How CO GOP Leader Williams Wraps Bigotry in Faux-Religious Rhetoric
Williams' fearmongering follows the legacy of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan before him.
‘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.
Colorado’s ‘Hate State’ History: Then & Now
Once upon a time, Colorado was known as the ‘Hate State,’ and the ghosts of that past still haunt the state’s politics to this day.
‘I stand with Uganda,’ Says Former Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis in Response to New Anti-LGBTQ Law
Jenna Ellis, a controversial conservative talk show host and attorney from Colorado, announced on social media this week that she supports the new, highly criticized Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law, which prescribes the death penalty for those found guilty of “aggravated homosexuality.”