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Colorado civil union supporters launch committee to unseat anti-gay lawmakers

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.

Civil union supporter loses Senate primary

A Republican lawmaker who supported a civil unions bill was defeated by a more conservative opponent.

Death of Colorado civil union bill stirs anger, spurs action for November election

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.

Civil Union Act dies after House leaders shut down the floor before debate

“We are at an empasse at civil unions and that is not going to be resolved tonight,” Speaker of the House Frank McNulty said. “We attempted to work through several different scenarios.”

Past the point of no return: fate of Colorado civil union bill to be decided today by GOP leadership

The Colorado House of Representatives will have exactly 17 hours to either debate the Colorado Civil Union Act or let the clock run out on the bill that would establish legal protections for gay and lesbian Coloradans.

Colorado civil union bill a hop, skip and jump away from becoming law —if the clock doesn’t run out first

There’s light at the end of the tunnel for supporters of the Colorado Civil Union Act. But is it just the train? The bill that would establish civil unions here is in the hands of Republican leadership who oppose the bill.

Here we go again: Senate sends civil union bill to House, doubt surrounds House possibilities

The Colorado state Senate gave its final approval April 26 to a bill that would…

You don’t deserve marriage unless you fight for it

When we last met, we were discussing GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s Colorado surge. Tens…

All eyes on the House, civil unions at Colorado LGBT Lobby Day

Vicki Thompson tapped her foot while she peered through the lobby window into the Colorado House…

Colorado gay rights group donates to Republican lawmakers who voted for civil unions

Colorado’s statewide-LGBT advocacy organization is putting its money where its mouth is. One Colorado, the…