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June 29, 2000
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June 29, 2000
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November 27, 2003
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June 24, 1999
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March 29, 2007
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April 14, 2005
A House Divided
When Reverend Benjamin Reynolds opened his church to gays, some called it a sin. He calls it a mission from God.
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January 23, 2003
The Coors of History
A brief look at the brewer's past.
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June 27, 2002
A Brewing Disagreement
An anti-Coors ad gets canned by a local publication.
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June 13, 2002
A Gay Day
The annual PrideFest parade mixes frolics with politics.
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March 2, 2000
Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive
Patrick Gourley has seen enough death from AIDS. Now it�s time for rebirth.
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November 25, 1999
The Gay Nineties
Since Amendement 2 passed seven years ago, Colorado Springs has learned a lesson in Family Values.
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November 25, 1999
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Since Amendement 2 passed seven years ago, Colorado Springs has learned a lesson in Family Values.
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September 2, 1999
The Other Coors Spokesman
International Mr. Leather Bruce Chopnik wants to tell the world: It's a new day for gays and Coors.
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May 27, 1999
Telling Truths
International Mr. Leather Bruce Chopnik wants to tell the world: It's a new day for gays and Coors.
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March 4, 1999
Out and About
International Mr. Leather Bruce Chopnik wants to tell the world: It's a new day for gays and Coors.
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October 1, 1998
Fact or Friction?
The ex-gay movement has its straight man--but ex-ex-gays may have the last laugh.
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August 27, 1998
Sex Machine
Dr. Stanley Biber has made 3,500 women--and 300 men.
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January 29, 1998
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October 3, 1996
Slay It With a Smile
Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow
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May 9, 1996
Disturbing the Piss
Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow
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November 1, 1995
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Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow
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October 11, 1995
FOCUS ON THE FRACAS
JAMES DOBSON URGES A LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN AGAINST A DPS GAY-HEALTH POSTER.
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June 21, 1995
STRANGE BREW
COORS TAPS INTO LIBERAL "DOMESTIC PARTNER" BENEFITS, STUNNING ITS GAY CRITICS.
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June 15, 1994
LAST RIGHTS
COLORADO SPRINGS' HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION SUFFERS A MELTDOWN.
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May 15, 2009
Baseball, soccer, gay-marriage rally: one Denver nine-year-old's Saturday schedule
Ethan lays it out for Sen. Michael Bennet. Meet Ethan. He's nine and in Mr. Kimmal's third-grade class at the Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment in west Denver. He likes soccer, football, baseball, basketball, swimming and skiing. But his favorite thing to do after school is read, especia ... More >>
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May 27, 2009
Video: Five people arrested during yesterday's Prop 8 protest
Soulforce in Colorado, a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to ending oppression against gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people, has posted a YouTube video of yesterday's protest of the California Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. (For more about th ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Focus on the Family: Gay people still can be fixed
Focus on the Family's James Dobson.The American Psychiatric Association's rejection of therapy intended to turn gay people straight, announced yesterday, is unlikely to change the views of Focus on the Family, the Colorado Springs-based organization, founded by James Dobson, that's made "reor ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Wake-Up Call: Is Kenny Be the worst in the world?
The Best and Worst of National News for July according to GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is out, and Kenny Be -- yes, Kenny Be,Westword's sensitive and insightful staff cartoonist -- is on the hit list. Here's the story from GLAAD's website: THE WORST The Denver Westw ... More >>
Culture
January 21, 2010
Home by Dark sheds no light on family secrets
The Best and Worst of National News for July according to GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is out, and Kenny Be -- yes, Kenny Be,Westword's sensitive and insightful staff cartoonist -- is on the hit list. Here's the story from GLAAD's website: THE WORST The Denver Westw ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Same sex-marriage debate: Westboro Baptist Church protest falls flat -- because gay haters don't show up
Fireworks were on the agenda last night in Boulder. The setting: CU. The occasion: a debate about same-sex marriage sponsored by the campus Catholic ministry. The opponents: Representatives of Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, whose web address, GodHatesFags.com, symbolizes the organization's ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
New survey asks what it's like to be LGBT in the Centennial State
An image from One-Colorado.org One Colorado, a new statewide gay-rights organization that's actually an umbrella for a trio of organizations including an advocacy group, a non-profit education group and a political action committee, is attempting to use 53 questions, in the form of a survey, ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Westboro Baptist Church protest in Fort Collins to be met with silence
WBC's evil Fred Phelps.Earlier this month, we told you about threats by the haters from Westboro Baptist Church to befoul a number of area locations, with several opportunities for bigotry against gays and Jewish residents of Fort Collins planned. If WBC does show up, the Lambda Community Ce ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
Tim Tebow: Rolling Stone piece praising him attacked for implying CO Springs hates gays
Tim Tebow and mom for FOTF.Among the most commented pieces on the Colorado Springs Gazette's website in recent days has been an editorial spurred by a Westword post, "Tim Tebow: Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi Reluctantly Predicts Big Things for 'Kid Jesus.'" Not that Gazette editorialist Wayne ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Ken Buck's homosexuality-to-alcoholism line: Take that back, says One Colorado's Brad Clark
Ken Buck.Dems pounced after Republican candidate Ken Buck likened homosexuality to alcoholism on Meet the Press. And while Buck's spokesman pooh-poohed the controversy, activists like One Colorado's Brad Clark aren't ready to move on. Clark is among those appearing at a press conference at 1 ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins serves with dishonor
Tony Perkins.Last week, Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council in Colorado Springs, said that if the United States ends the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military, it could bring back the draft. His reasoning: strapping young recruits won't want to serve next to men and ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
Stupid ad of the week (from the archives): Overturn Prop 8
In the modern world, advertising is one of the most powerful tools available to get one's message out to the public. Urgent issues are spread wide through our wonderful super technology. But just because you can send a message out to millions of people simultaneously doesn't mean it's going t ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Same-sex marriage ban forces twelve-year-old girl into pillow fight: Kenny Be's involved
The perfect gay-marriage matchbook. Run for cover before striking. The open matchbook that is pictured above is my contribution to twelve-year-old Augusta Dexheimer's Wedding Pillow Project. Gus and I go way back: Her parents are former Westword staff writers Eric Dexheimer and Robin Chotzino ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Civil unions: LGBT organization One Colorado kicks off campaign to legalize them (VIDEO)
LGBT-rights organization One Colorado is behind a legislative push this year to legalize civil unions in the state. On Sunday, the organization held a kickoff event for its civil-unions coalition, Voices for Strong Families. Among those in attendance was Senator Pat Steadman, who plans to sp ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
David Balmer's temper and five other topics hot enough to thaw out frozen Colorado
Vicki Ferrari.State Representative David Balmer apologized yesterday for losing "his cool" in a heated conversation last week with Senator Gail Schwartz; his agitated gesturing got him banned from the Senate floor for the rest of the 2011 congressional session. But Balmer's temper isn't the ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Civil Union Act debate begins: Senator Pat Steadman says public is ready for measure
Pat Steadman.Today at 1:30 p.m., the senate judiciary committee and members of the public will begin discussing Senate Bill 172, the Colorado Civil Union Act, co-sponsored by Senator Pat Steadman: Read it below. Back in 2006, Colorado voters rejected a referendum that would have established m ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Gays and porn big issues in Colorado Springs elections, according to Focus on the Family
Are gays and porn really two of the biggest issues in the upcoming Colorado Springs municipal elections? According to Focus on the Family, they are. As noted by the Colorado Springs Gazette, FOTF has assembled a candidate survey in advance of the April 5 vote -- and three of its eight questi ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Civil Union Act should pass in CO House if not blocked by extremists, says Sen. Pat Steadman
Pat Steadman.Update below: Today, in all likelihood, SB 172, intended to legalize civil unions in Colorado, will be okayed by the state senate, following debate yesterday that warmed the heart of its sponsor, Senator Pat Steadman. Next, however, the bill must be approved by the Republican-con ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Gay immigrants need asylum from persecution at home
Pat Steadman.Update below: Today, in all likelihood, SB 172, intended to legalize civil unions in Colorado, will be okayed by the state senate, following debate yesterday that warmed the heart of its sponsor, Senator Pat Steadman. Next, however, the bill must be approved by the Republican-con ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Gay immigrants: Washington Post says to halt deportations of immigrants in same-sex unions
A Washington Post editorial reprinted today in the Denver Post calls for a moratorium on the deportation of gay immigrants who are legally married or in civil unions until after federal courts decide the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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August 11, 2011
Abstinence-only funding was refused, but that didn't stop a state school-board member
A Washington Post editorial reprinted today in the Denver Post calls for a moratorium on the deportation of gay immigrants who are legally married or in civil unions until after federal courts decide the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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September 8, 2011
Ten Coloradans who should make an "It Gets Better" video
High-five for gayness!This week we told you about Andy Szekeres, a partner in the political consulting and fundraising firm 3PG, who is indirectly urging the Denver Broncos football organization to make an "It Gets Better" video, much like everyone from the President Obama to Ke$ha to the New ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Reader: LGBT color guard at Veterans Day parade deserved to be treated as equals
It's not surprising that our post about the GLBT Color Guard being the first gay group allowed to march in Denver's Veterans Day parade would attract some hateful commentary. Here's one reader's attempt to offer an antidote.
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January 6, 2012
Civil unions: One Colorado director Brad Clark glad for GOP group in favor of them
one-colorado.org The defeat of a bill to legalize civil unions in the last legislative session was a heart-breaker for those in favor of marriage equality. After passing in the Senate, the bill was defeated in a House committee by one vote -- with all six of the panel's Republicans voting aga ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Reader: Civil union proposal like leftovers compared to a true marriage bill
Pat Steadman.In a recent post, Senator Pat Steadman discussed the challenges that stand before his civil unions bill, whose previous version failed to get out of committee after all its GOP members rejected it. One of our readers isn't a big backer, either -- but for what appears to be a ver ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Proposition 8 ruling: Did Colorado's anti-gay Amendment 2 sow seeds for legal gay marriage?
Yesterday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. But the ruling, on view below, has a distinctly local flavor, since the jurists' argument is largely based on the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent-setti ... More >>
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