civil unions
The Colorado Civil Union Act, civil unions and relationship recognition in Colorado and the U.S.
Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere said they were shocked to learn that their photograph was copied and used by an anti-gay group for a Colorado primary race.
LGBT community leaders are hoping a strategy to used in New York to unseat anti-gay lawmakers will work in Colorado. The group’s aim is to help elect leaders who will support civil unions.
A Republican lawmaker who supported a civil unions bill was defeated by a more conservative opponent.
The crowd booed at the mere hint of Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, who Democrats charge was the reason why the bill never made it to the House floor for a full vote.
Denver’s Civic Center was filled with people on a cool, cloudy Saturday, smiling, eating, drinking, collecting free stuff, swaying to the energetic music filling the air. The setback Colorado suffered in gay equality this year seems like a distant memory, but these people were celebrating something that bonds many Coloradans with each other and people all across the nation: Pride.
As I made my way through the room too small for the crowd the showdown had attracted, I saw the worn but determined faces of several community members – friends and acquaintances not normally engaged in the legislative process.
It took me back to several images I’ve seen from a time long gone by: 1973.
Financed by a network of donors from across the country, leaders of the community coupled with a progressive coalition — including statewide LGBT advocacy organization One Colorado — will zero in on a handful of races they plan to win, giving the Democratic Party at least 36 seats in the House, according to multiple sources.
It’s impossible to miss the winds of change sweeping across America and Colorado in recent days. From the White House to our Statehouse, the clarion call to extend basic civil rights to same-sex couples has never been louder.
Despite being given a second chance by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Republican state House committee killed the Colorado Civil Union Act on a party-line vote, 6-5.
