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Democratic bill would let recipients of ‘conversion therapy’ sue Colorado providers with no statute of limitations
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (618+ words) House Bill 1322, proposed by Democratic Reps. Alex Valdez of Denver and Karen McCormick of Hygiene will move to a full-floor debate in the House. Conversion therapy aims to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. Its critics have questioned…...
Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ community gathers to commemorate victims of Club Q tragedy
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (488+ words) Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Amber Carlton is the communications manager for ChangeLine. Quiet reflection, healing and continued connection were the prevalent themes at the third annual remembrance for victims, families and survivors of the…...
Jeffco Public Schools found in violation of Title IX
2+ week, 3+ day ago (20+ words) Jeffco Public Schools found in violation of Title IX'Colorado Springs Gazette Jeffco Public Schools found in violation of Title IX...
Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in dispute over treatment for trans children
3+ week, 5+ day ago (577+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children's Hospital Colorado last week to explain why it should not direct the organization to resume providing certain types of services to transgender children in compliance with the state's non-discrimination law. Last month, a Denver…...
What is the state legislature trying to hide?| Vince Bzdek
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (649+ words) What is it that the State Legislature is trying to hide? A bill that passed out of committee last week lets governments squirrel away important public notices on their own websites rather than publishing them in newspapers and other news…...
D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (854+ words) Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by the…...
Colorado Democrats reignite debate over gender identity in child custody cases
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (672+ words) Democratic lawmakers eye reviving a provision related to gender identity in child custody cases that was stripped from a bill signed into law last year. Last session, lawmakers passed House Bill 1312, which dealt with legal protections for transgender individuals. The…...
Colorado High School Activities Association reaches settlement with school districts in trans athletics lawsuit
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (768+ words) Months after adopting new policies restricting students to athletic participation based on their biological sex and filing a federal lawsuit, School District 49 in El Paso County and other Colorado school districts have reached a settlement with the Colorado High School…...
Federal judge recommends dismissing trans athletics lawsuit by area school districts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (513+ words) A judge has recommended dismissing a federal lawsuit filed by multiple school districts against the Colorado Attorney General's and Civil Rights Offices over their policies dictating students' participation in athletics and activities based on their biological sex rather than gender…...
Appeals court clarifies framework for parents' First Amendment rights in child-naming disputes - Colorado Springs Gazette
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (759+ words) Colorado's second-highest court overturned a Jefferson County judge's order last week in a long-running dispute about whether two ex-spouses must call their child by his first name or middle name outside the home. In doing so, a three-judge Court of…...