Gov. signs Colo. benefits bill
(Denver, Colorado) Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed legislation providing health insurance and other benefits to the same-sex partners of Colorado state workers.
Ritter put his pen to the bill without fanfare. Even the bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Mark Ferrandino (D) said he did not know the governor had signed it …
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(Denver, Colorado) Rodger McFarlane, a Denver-based advocate for gay rights and HIV-AIDS treatment and education, has died while traveling in New Mexico. He was 54.
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed Monday that McFarlane died Friday in Truth or Consequences but didn’t immediately release the cause.
A statement released …
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(Denver, Colorado) A man already serving a life sentence for the murder of transsexual teen 18-year-old Angie Zapata has been handed an extra 60 years to his sentence.
Allen Ray Andrade was convicted of murder after beating Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher in July 2008 and sentenced to life …
Tags: Angie, Denver Colorado, Extra Time, Fire Extinguisher, Life Sentence, Teen 18, ZapataColorado governor signs partner bill
(Denver, Colorado) Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed a domestic partner bill making it easier for unmarried couples to make medical decisions for incapacitated partners and leave property to their partners.
The measure would apply to same- and opposite-sex unmarried couples.
The Designated Beneficiary Agreement Act was passed last month in the …
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(Denver, Colorado) A Colorado man sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of a gay man has had that sentence reduced by 10 years.
Jason Fisk pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of manslaughter and robbery in the death of Kevin Hale in 2005. He originally was charged with …
Tags: 10 Years, 22 Years, Colorado Man, Denver Colorado, Gay Colorado, Gay Denver, Gay Man, Jason Fisk, Kevin Hale, Manslaughter, RobberyDobson resigns as head of anti-gay FOF
(Denver, Colorado) Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family but will continue to play a prominent role at the organization he founded more than three decades ago, The Associated Press has learned.
Dobson notified the board of his decision Wednesday, and the 950 employees …
Tags: Anti Gay, Denver Colorado, Focus On The Family, Fof, Gay Denver, James Dobson, More Than Three DecadesLawmaker half-apologizes for linking gays with murderers
(Denver, Colorado) A Colorado Republican says his choice of words may have been wrong, but he is not backing off from a condemnation of homosexuality as a sin.State Sen. Scott Renfroe has been at the center of storm of controversy after telling the Colorado Senate this week that homosexuality an …
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(Denver, Colorado) Despite a heated debate in which one Colorado state senator linked homosexuality to murder, the Senate has approved a domestic partner bill.
The legislation would make it easier for unmarried couples in Colorado, including gays and lesbians, to make medical decision for incapacitated partners and leave property to their …
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(Denver, Colorado) Some 2,000 LGBT civil rights activists from across the country are headed home with a new sense of propose following a four day national conference in Denver.
The Creating Change conference sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is the nation’s largest annual convening of LGBT rights …
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(Denver, Colorado) Some 2,000 LGBT civil rights activists from across the country are meeting in Denver to plan strategies on the national and local level.The Creating Change conference, sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, opened Wednesday and will run through the weekend.
Organizers said it is the nation’s …
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