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Wiretap: Trans-rights fight shows GOP’s desperation

Last stand The transgender fight in North Carolina is more than just a fight over who uses which bathroom. It also shows the desperate state...

A 10-year-old champions trans rights. Lawmakers let her down.

On her tenth birthday, Jude read Colorado lawmakers an essay she wrote for her Fourth Grade class. She spoke about her experience as a...

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter registered as male voter in South Carolina

When it comes to voter registration in two states, for accused Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear, it's a bit of a he-said-she-said. A former voter with Dear's...

Pride: Obama silences transgender immigration activist

"President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations,” undocumented transgender woman Jennet Eva Gutiérrez, called out at President Obama's annual...

Readers’ views: Family Research Council’s anti-transgender report

On June 18, The Colorado Independent reported that the evangelical political organization the Family Research Council had released a new anti-transgender report. Here are...

Family Research Council releases anti-transgender report

Lately, the evangelical right has been obsessing over transgender identity. A lot of the rhetoric has been Bible-based and emotionally charged. These anti-trans activists have...

Evangelicals pray to end ‘transgender tyranny’ as Girl Scouts and schools...

Conservative evangelicals apparently have lots to pray for these days. Same-sex marriage rights are quickly spreading across the country, Obama declared an International Day Against...

Thunderdome 2015: LGBTQ people vs. Christian right

“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...

Supporters say education is key to passing Colorado transgender birth certificate...

DENVER -- Colorado lawmakers considering civil unions, gay marriage and religious freedom have been riding a steep learning curve over the last few years...

Holiday buying guide: Trans health insurance

Just in time for the latest Affordable Care Act open enrollment, which runs until February 15, 2015, LGBTQ advocacy group One Colorado has released a...