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Polis to co-sponsor bill overturning federal ban on same-sex marriage

By | 09.11.09 | 4:41 pm

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has signed on as a lead co-sponsor of legislation that will be introduced next week to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage exclusively as the union between one man and one…

Colorado civil unions hearing comes as national debate shifts on gay marriage

By | 04.08.09 | 10:25 am

Proponents of a 2010 Colorado ballot initiative that would establish civil unions for same-sex couples met with state attorneys on Tuesday for a required “review and comments” session, a typically staid affair that normally draws only those required to attend.

But this was no usual session. Although the initiative was proposed last month, Tuesday’s review comes during a week when gay marriage has been at the center of national news and when developments across the country are dramatically shifting the terrain of the debate.

Ref. I Failed? Just Get A Lawyer And Pretend!

By | 11.14.06 | 12:32 pm

David Harsanyi, a Denver Post columnist who once referred to the outcome of a transgender workplace discrimination case as “government-backed blackmail,” is now focusing on same-sex couples in his latest article, and shelling out advice amid the failure of…

A New Dawn Breaks For Pastor Ted

By | 11.03.06 | 9:15 am

Today reporters caught up with Pastor Ted Haggard pulling out of the driveway of his home with his wife Gayle and three children. (All told he has five.)

Turns out, Haggard said, he did happen to buy some methamphetamine…

Pastor Ted’s Degeneration of a Day

By | 11.03.06 | 8:00 am

As the world seized on what initially appeared to be flimsy claims by a gay prostitute asserting he had a “sexual business” relationship with Ted Haggard — whom he had also watched do meth — the outlook quickly deteriorated on…

9NEWS Explains Its Mike Jones Story

By | 11.02.06 | 6:04 pm

Two months ago a gay prostitute went to Channel 9 news and claimed he has had sex for three years with Pastor Ted Haggard. The folks at 9NEWS decided the man, Mike Jones, could not provide credible proof or documentation…

Pastor Ted: “The Farthest Thing From a Homosexual…”

By | 11.02.06 | 1:43 pm

Colorado Confidential wants to know: Where is the veritable blue dress?

Last night’s Channel 9 Wants to Know report that Pastor Ted Haggard has been having a “sexual business” relationship with a Denver man for three years has reverberated…

With Ref. I The Personal Is Political Again

By | 10.14.06 | 10:48 am

Sean Duffy sounds confident when he talks about bringing domestic partnerships to Colorado.

“The campaign is right on track,” he says.  “All of our advertising is hitting its goals, our fundraising is completely on track, our plan is coming…

Rocky Endorses Ref. I, Gay Marriage Ban

By | 10.06.06 | 8:12 am

The traditionally conservative Rocky Mountain News endorsed Referendum I today, a measure that would give gay and lesbian couples legal rights under domestic partnerships.

In the paper’s editorial announcing the choice, the paper acknowledged that gay and lesbian…

KMGH 7News Airs Gay Wedding Clips When Discussing Ref. I

By | 10.01.06 | 11:43 pm

Denver’s Channel 7 is getting criticism for not being clear enough on the differences between domestic partnerships and gay marriage.

Colorado Media Matters reports that the station aired clips of gay weddings while discussing Referendum I, a measure…