A conference held Saturday by the Archdiocese of Denver that featured Andrew Comiskey, a prominent anti-gay activist and proponent of so-called “conversion therapy,” drew harsh criticism from local progressive groups.
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OPINION: Being Trans In America Was Already Scary. Now It’s Terrifying.
I’m a trans woman, and I’m terrified.
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HOMOPHOBIA WATCH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Radio Host Says “Gay Mafia” Is One Of Polis’ Weapons In Governor’s Race
Why do some conservatives think it’s okay to say Colorado’s Democratic candidate for governor, Jared Polis, is backed by the “gay mafia?”
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Top CO Dems Rally Behind LGBTQ Community After SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Baker
More than 100 people showed up to a Denver rally to support the LGBTQ community after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
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Congressman “Honored” To Receive Award From Family Research Council, An SPLC-Designated Hate Group
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) told his Facebook friends last week that he was “honored to receive the ‘True Blue’ award for my voting record from the Family Research Council (FRC).”
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Evangelical leader cheers Gardner and other lawmakers for getting a perfect score from SPLC-designated hate group
In a ColoradoPolitics.com opinion piece today, one of Colorado’s evangelical leaders applauds Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and U.S. Representatives Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Scott Tipton for their 100 percent “pro-family rating” from the Family Research Council, which has been designated as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Spinning a bigot into a “cake artist”
If you’re trying to justify Jack Phillips’ refusal to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple, you have to be pretty creative, especially when Colorado law plainly says a bakery can’t discriminate against gays.
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Coffman denies that she’s pro-choice
Apparently contradicting her spokesman’s statement to CBS4 political specialist Shaun Boyd, gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Coffman told a radio station last week that, in fact, she’s not pro-choice and refuses to “accept a label” on the abortion issue.
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A candidate for Colorado treasurer is endorsed by a “fervent homophobe”
State Sen. Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud), who’s running for state treasurer, is touting his endorsement by David Barton, who’s on the anti-LGBT hate list of the Southern Law Poverty Center (SPLC), which monitors “hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States.”
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Gay couples compared to “space aliens” at rally for Alliance Defending Freedom client
UPDATE: Alliance Defending Freedom and Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute requested a clarification that CCU was the organizer of the event and that it invited Alliance Defending Freedom. The post has been updated to reflect the Centennial Institute’s role as organizing entity. The source for the original assertion was ADF’s Facebook event page, which says: “Hosted by Jeff Hunt, Centennial Institute, Alliance Defending Freedom,” as well as CCU’s website, “Join Jack Phillips, Colorado Christian University, Alliance Defending Freedom, and faith leaders from around Colorado for a rally.”