Tag: lgbtq+
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Debate continues over whether Pride events are ‘family-friendly’ or not
Pride festivals held across the nation every June to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community are known for pushing the edge of societal norms by flaunting the outrageous. Event-goers are likely to encounter counter-cultural outfits, behavior and experiences. The activities typically take place in public parks and on streets and are billed as “family friendly.” That’s causing…
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Children’s Colorado must resume care to transgender plaintiffs, state Supreme Court rules by 5-2
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-2 vote, ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Monday to resume providing certain medical services to a group of transgender plaintiffs, which it had ceased in the face of funding threats from the federal government last year. The unusual appeal before the Supreme Court stemmed from a trial judge’s rejection…
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Colorado Springs police deem reports of suspected security threat to LGBTQ+ community as not credible
A few Colorado Springs organizations closed LGBTQ+ centers after reporting to Colorado Springs police what they called a “targeted security threat” against the LGBTQ+ community in the city. Inside Out Youth Services for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults closed Wednesday night and Thursday, the organization announced in an online post. It reopened Friday. Prism Community…
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New mental health initiatives in Colorado Springs filling system gaps
Several local organizations have started new boots-on-the-ground programs in Colorado Springs to meet mental health demands and fill gaps in addressing clinician shortages, providing LGBTQ+ care for traumatized youth, expanding adult addiction recovery and preventing suicide among all ages. Safe Passage Marking its fourth anniversary of locating multiple independent services in one building that specialize…
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LGBTQ+ resilience center in Colorado Springs to celebrate first anniversary with community event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A support and services center for LGBTQ+ adults that was born out of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub nearly three years ago in Colorado Springs has become a community staple in the year since it opened, leaders say. The numbers prove it. From…
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Colorado lawmakers repeal ban on same-sex marriage in state statute
On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis, First Gentleman Marlon Reis and state legislators signed the, ‘Protecting the Freedom to Marry,’ bill which removed language in Colorado statute stating that marriage is only valid between a man and a woman.
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Federal judge exempts Christian preschool from state non-discrimination requirements
A federal judge ruled on Monday that the state must continue funding a Christian preschool in Chaffee County even though the academy’s policies may violate the non-discrimination requirements of Colorado’s universal pre-kindergarten program. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted what he deemed a “narrow” permanent injunction in favor of Darren Patterson Christian Academy and…
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Colorado appeals judge says lawyers should respect and use gender pronouns
One member of Colorado’s second-highest court told attorneys on Wednesday that state law and the principles of the legal profession require them to be respectful of others’ gender identities, notwithstanding the inevitable mistakes that are made in good faith. “I will be the first to tell you the legal system has a long way to…
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Appeals court declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
The delay in challenging a collegiate policy addressing trans athletes ‘was not reasonable,’ Judge S. Kato Crews wrote on Monday