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LGBTQ rights in Colorado

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districts, and requires them to "adopt a safe school plan and conduct and discipline code that contains a specific policy addressing bullying prevention and education", including regular surveys of students' impression, character building, the designation of a team of persons at each school to advise the school administration concerning the severity and frequency of bullying incidents, and requirements for how the conduct and discipline code must by publicized.
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law enforcement Colorado team is also investigating all the websites as well (both visited and created) by the perpetrators (himself and possibly others) - in the connection to the shootings at Colorado Springs. In April 2023, several “emergency clause” bills on restricting and toughening up guns and
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In 1971, Colorado revised its penal code and decriminalized sodomy in cases that involved non-commercial, private acts between consenting adults. At the same time, it instituted a public indecency law that banned public displays of affection between same-sex couples. The Colorado Supreme Court struck
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endorsed the legislation in his 2012 State of the State address. In March 2013, both houses of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed legislation establishing civil unions that provide rights comparable to those provided to opposite-sex married couples and Governor Hickenlooper signed the
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On February 19, 2019, the House passed a bill to ban the use of conversion therapy on minors, with a 42–19 majority. The Senate approved the bill on March 25 with a 21–13 majority. The bill was amended in the Senate, and sent back to the House for another vote, which voted in favor of the amended
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laws in Colorado, the courts have ruled that the practice is legal and surrogacy contracts can be recognized as legally valid. Both gestational and traditional contracts are recognized, though the latter may result in potential legal conflicts and more litigation than the former. The state treats
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or expression in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit since the category "sexual orientation" was added to the state's anti-discrimination law in 2008. The bill was controversial and following its passage by the General Assembly opponents waged a media campaign that
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Moreover, the state's anti-bullying law prohibits bullying on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. The law, which also includes cyberbullying, applies to all school
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an anti-gay hate group since 1977, is based in Colorado Springs. Up until the 1990s, Colorado was informally well known as "the hate state". Two patrons at the establishment prevented more lives from being taken or lost, by stopping the gunman immediately. The shooter is the grandson of a
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On February 19, 2014, nine same-sex couples, some unmarried and some married in other jurisdictions, filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the state's definition of marriage and arguing that civil unions created a "second-class level of citizenship" for gays and lesbians. The suit,
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that prohibited the state and all of its subdivisions from allowing "homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships" to provide the basis for any "claim any minority status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of discrimination." In 1994, the
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In 1975, the Boulder County Clerk issued marriage licenses to several same-sex couples after the local district attorney interpreted Colorado's statutes, which used the phrase "any two persons", to be gender-neutral with respect to marriage. State Attorney General
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In April 2009, Colorado enacted a designated beneficiaries law, effective July 1, that allowed anyone to make a same-sex partner the beneficiary of insurance, inheritance, hospital visitations, funeral arrangements and death benefits, and other important matters.
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convicted a man of first-degree murder and found that it was a hate crime under Colorado law. The law provides penalty enhancements if a crime is motivated by the victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, amongst other categories.
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law has provided protections based on both sexual orientation and gender identity or expression since 2001. In 2009, in a case thought to be "the first in which a hate crime law was applied in a murder trial where the victim was transgender", a jury in
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In 2023, Colorado implemented a law allowing full access to bathroom facilities for all genders - to increase public health and safety protections. Similar legislation was implemented in California, Vermont, Illinois, New Mexico, and New York State.
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introduced an ordinance banning conversion therapy on LGBT minors. The proposal passed council committee and floor votes unanimously by a vote of 13–0 on January 7, 2019. The ordinance took effect immediately after signature from
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A single LGBT person and same-sex couples can petition to adopt in Colorado. Second-parent adoptions are permitted under state law, though the process is more elaborate and expensive than that required of married couples.
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to withhold his signature. State statutes define "sexual orientation" as "an individual's orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or transgender status or another individual's perception thereof."
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passed and signed into law respectfully - implemented legislation that protect, defend and guarantee gender-affirming healthcare services within Colorado and "safe passage of transgender individuals from interstate".
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against the Sheriff's Department was filed - because Colorado was meant to enforce the infamous 3 year old "red flag law", that was invalidated and declared null and void by a federal judge in Oklahoma (part of the
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In July 2021, Colorado implemented strong legislation a first for the United States - to explicitly ban both sexual orientation and gender identity biased algorithms within high-tech companies and industries.
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contributed to the decriminalization of four of the discriminatory laws in the city of Denver. Their City Council Revolt in 1972 was the first time a LGBTQ advocacy organization joined to force law changes.
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that the amendment, because it "allows discrimination against homosexuals and prevents the state from protecting them", was "motivated by animus towards homosexuals" and violated their rights under the
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issued a contrary opinion that those marriages were invalid. When one of those married in Boulder tried to use it to sponsor his husband for immigration purposes, he lost his case,
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will implement policies for transgender inmates - regarding gender-affirming healthcare and other related issues. This was bought about with a court "settlement" from a
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Birth certificates have four sex descriptor; "M" (male), "F" (female), "Intersex" and "X". State IDs and driver's licenses have three descriptor; male, female and X.
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high-profile Californian Republican lawmaker it was reported - "who has extreme and out there views on various social, economic and political issues".
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On May 20, 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed "Marlo's Law," a bill to reform adoption and parentage laws that apply to children conceived through
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In October 2021, it was announced that beginning in 2023, basic health insurance coverage within Colorado must legally and explicitly include
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and hear arguments of a Colorado website designer - that discriminates, opposes and refuses to serve individuals within same-sex marriages.
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In February 2021, a gay man filed a lawsuit in federal district court against his metropolitan district's rules banning rainbow flags. The
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Governor Hickenlooper signed a bill permitting joint state income tax filing for civil partners and out-of-state same-sex married couples.
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It was reported within Colorado, that hate crimes on individuals based on sexual orientation alone have increased by 380% since 2018.
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passed a bill, by a vote of 47–16 in the House and 34–0 in the Senate, to restore benefits to LGBT veterans who had received a
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have charged the gay bar shooter and perpetrator within Colorado Springs is facing 305 charges and ongoing court trials. The
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ruled that the state must retroactively recognize common-law same-sex marriages that occurred prior to legalization in 2014.
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a mass shooting at a gay bar occurred. The Governor ordered all flags within Colorado to be a lowered. The headquarters of
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passed for the third time a ban on conversion therapy on minors, but got blocked for the third time in three years in the
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in 2013, which provide some of the rights and benefits of marriage. State law also prohibits discrimination on account of
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a week later. Denver became the first jurisdiction in the state to implement a ban on conversion therapy on LGBT minors.
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poll found that 71% of Colorado residents supported same-sex marriage, while 21% were opposed and 8% were unsure.
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Two men accused of homosexual sexual activity being punished by wearing female clothing and wheeling heavy rocks,
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Several Catholic adoption agencies do not place children either with single persons or with same-sex couples.
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a case from a web designer who refused to offer her services to same-sex couples and originally started the
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showed that 77% of Colorado residents supported anti-discrimination legislation protecting LGBTQ people.
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state of Colorado enjoy the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in
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that restricted marriage and common law marriage to couples of different sexes, without mentioning
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vetoed legislation which would have banned recognition of same-sex marriages. In his notice to the
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Criminalizing Sex, Defining Sexuality: Sodomy, Law, and Manhood in Nineteenth-Century Colorado
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In 2011 and 2012, state lawmakers attempted but failed to pass an act formally recognizing
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as a human right for individuals as a basic policy — a legal first for the United States.
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with amendments to specify that it doesn't apply to children conceived through surrogacy.
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On March 17, 2016, the House voted 35–29 in favor of a bill sponsored by Representative
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which would have outlawed the use of conversion therapy on LGBT minors. The bill was
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Colorado is frequently referred to as one of the most LGBT-friendly states in the
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different-sex and same-sex couples equally under the same terms and conditions.
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Between January 1, 1984 to February 13, 2019, changing the gender marker on a
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found the amendment unconstitutional. In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court held in
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Gay Marriage: for Better or for Worse?: What We've Learned from the Evidence
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firearms - was signed into law effective immediately and implemented by the
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bill into law on March 21, 2013. The law went into effect on May 1, 2013.
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on minors. In July 2020, Colorado became the 11th US state to abolish the
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Sexual orientation and gender identity/expression are protected categories
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual people allowed to serve openly in the military
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ranks Colorado second in the region for LGBTQ rights legislation, behind
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In December 2022, SCOTUS decided it would "take up the case" under the
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Affairs (ASPA), Assistant Secretary for Public (September 24, 2019).
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the
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State does not require surgery to change gender on official documents
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Lesbian couples can access assisted reproduction services, such as
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in employment, housing and public accommodations and the use of
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On November 3, 1992, Colorado voters approved Initiative 2, an
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has been recognized since October 2014, and the state enacted
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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Public opinion for LGBT anti-discrimination laws in Colorado
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History of violence against LGBT people in the United States
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U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
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Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military
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Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Work Place
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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
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Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003
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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
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in a Senate committee in a 3–2 vote on April 11, 2016.
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Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act
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List of U.S. jurisdictions banning conversion therapy
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The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
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It has been illegal to discriminate on the basis of
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LGBT rights in Colorado

Colorado
US
Status
Legal since 1972
Gender identity
Discrimination protections
Recognition of relationships
Same-sex marriage since 2014
Adoption
U.S.
Colorado
Same-sex marriage
civil unions
sexual orientation
gender identity
conversion therapy
gay panic defense
Mountain West
Nevada
Public Religion Research Institute

Cañon City
Arapaho
Wind River Indian Reservation
Wyoming
haxu'xan
third gender
sodomy

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