Colorado
Issues
- Marriage
2006 – A domestic partnership bill that would have given same-sex couples almost all the rights and responsibilities as married couples was rejected.
A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage passed.
2000 – Anti-gay marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples) - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
Appellate courts have ruled that state adoption law does NOT permit second-parent adoption - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Colorado Anti-Violence Program
http://www.coavp.org
Equal Rights Colorado
http://www.equalrightscolorado.org
Campus Resources
Colorado State University – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/glbtss
Community College of Denver - Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans Student Services at Auraria
http://www.glbtss.org
University of Colorado's GLBT Resource Center
http://www.colorado.edu/GLBTRC
Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations
Boulder Pride
http://www.boulderpride.org
Lambda Community Center
http://www.lambdacenter.org
LGBT Youth
Colorado Safe Schools Coalition
http://www.glsenco.org
Family Tree, Inc.
http://www.thefamilytree.org
Inside/Out Youth Services
http://www.insideoutys.org
Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center!
http://www.ppglcc.org
