Colorado

Click here to view issue maps [1]

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 [2]

Equal Rights Colorado
http://www.equalrightscolorado.org [3]

Campus Resources

Colorado State University – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/glbtss [4]

Community College of Denver - Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans Student Services at Auraria
http://www.glbtss.org [5]

University of Colorado's GLBT Resource Center
http://www.colorado.edu/GLBTRC [6]

Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations

Boulder Pride
http://www.boulderpride.org [7]

Lambda Community Center
http://www.lambdacenter.org [8]

LGBT Youth

Colorado Safe Schools Coalition
http://www.glsenco.org [9]

Family Tree, Inc.
http://www.thefamilytree.org [10]

Inside/Out Youth Services
http://www.insideoutys.org [11]

Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center!
http://www.ppglcc.org [12]