Tag: transgender
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Colorado Supreme Court dodges constitutional question, dismisses latest Masterpiece Cakeshop case on procedural grounds
The Colorado Supreme Court, by 4-3, declined on Tuesday to address the high-profile issue of a Christian baker’s refusal to make a cake for a customer celebrating a gender transition, instead concluding the case was not properly filed in the first place. Previously, a trial judge and the state’s Court of Appeals found Masterpiece Cakeshop, owned…
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Helicopter pilot Valerie Arcara flies around Durango, Colorado
Transgender woman Valerie Arcara is training to become a helicopter pilot and already is making her mark in the ski and filmmaking world
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Transgender woman Valerie Arcara flying a helicopter in Durango
Transgender woman Valerie Arcara is training to become a helicopter pilot and already is making her mark in the ski and filmmaking world
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Release hearing ordered for Aurora detainee held for 2 years in ICE custody
A federal judge earlier this month ordered a hearing to determine if a detainee in Aurora who has spent the last two years in immigration custody should be released during the remainder of her removal proceedings. More than two decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a noncitizen’s detention could be constitutionally unreasonable beyond six months.…
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Biden’s imminent end to Trump’s transgender military service ban applauded by former Fort Carson soldier, organizations
Patricia King can finally breathe again. For King, a retired soldier who was once stationed at Fort Carson, the past several years have been marred by confusion after the Trump administration banned transgender people from openly serving in the military. But that is soon to change, as President Biden plans to lift the ban during his…
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VIDEO | Lessons of Silas
A Colorado transgender man’s journey to Father’s Day. (Video by Katie Klann)
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VIDEO | Trans visibility in Colorado Springs
As part of the Gazette’s LGBTQ pride package, members of the transgender community talk about the impact of passing privilege as a transgender man and woman in Colorado Springs. Video by Hannah Tran.
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National Pride Month: The Path to Equality
A Gazette short documentary explores the LGBTQ community’s path since the passage of Amendment 2 in 1992, then and now. In 1992, Colorado voters passed the contentious legislation that barred local governments across the state from making sexual orientation a protected class under the law — a startling outcome to many that gained Colorado national…
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Congress holds pair of hearings with ties to Pikes Peak region troops
While the congressional testimony of former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen drew all the headlines last week, two other hearings had local military ties. First was the Senate hearing featuring U.S. Northern Command boss Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, who told lawmakers his biggest fears surround the Pentagon’s 2020 budget and downplayed threats along the Mexican border.…
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Congress holds pair of hearings with ties to Pikes Peak region troops
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the congressional testimony of former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen drew all the headlines last week, two other hearings had local military ties. First was the Senate hearing featuring U.S. Northern Command boss Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, who told lawmakers his biggest fears surround the…