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Romanoff champions gay rights, says he’s most progressive candidate

By | 06.21.10 | 9:51 am

DENVER– Speaking to a room of about 30 people at popular and gay-friendly restaurant Hamburger Mary’s Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff said that, unlike his primary opponent, Sen. Michael Bennet, he believed gay marriage was a federal question that shouldn’t be left to the states to decide. Romanoff said has been a long champion of gay rights. He said he was not only more progressive than Bennet on this and other issues, but that he was the most progressive candidate running for national office in the country.

Polis to talk LGBT issues on Hardball

By | 06.29.09 | 4:54 pm

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis will trade wits on MSNBC’s Hardball show Monday night, the Boulder Democrat tweeted. Polis will be discussing LGBT issues, and there should be plenty to talk about.

Musgrave wins spot on Top 5 gay and lesbian ‘villains and villainesses’ list

By | 12.30.08 | 7:25 am

Adding insult to, well, insult, the social action network change.org ranks defeated U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave among its Top Five LGBT Villains and Villainesses of 2008, an annual list of “folks who specialized in harshing the mellow of…

Aurora’s Most Captivating Candidate: Q & A with Pamela Bennett

By | 11.05.07 | 10:46 am

As the first transgender person to run for public office in a city of Aurora’s size, Bennett’s voice on the issues can be drowned out by the buzz about her personal life.

Cranky Over Gay Hit Piece In 5th CD race

By | 07.18.06 | 11:40 pm

The already bizarre race to the right in the 5th Congressional District race took an even stranger twist today, when the Christian Coalition of Colorado sent out a hit piece accusing GOP candidates Jeff Crank and Lionel Rivera of being…