Former gay-porn actor guilty of Denver murder
A male escort was convicted this afternoon of the premeditated murder of his boss and former sexual partner, and now will spend the rest of his life in prison. Timothy Boham, 28, was found guilty by a nine-woman, three-man jury in Denver District Court of first-degree murder after deliberation, felony murder and aggravated assault. Colorado law mandates that someone found guilty of first-degree murder must spend the rest of their life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Judge Will Hood Jr. will hand down the sentence Tuesday. The jury took less than five hours to convict Boham, whose lawyers — Amber St. Clair and Kristan Wheeler — claimed that his victim, wealthy Denver businessman J.P. Kelso, committed suicide. They tried to persuade the jury that the murder scene was merely a coverup for a suicide so that Kelso’s life-insurance policy would pay out. According to four days of testimony, Boham had a paid sexual encounter in late 2005 with Kelso, who owned Professional Recovery Systems, a debt-collection agency where Boham briefly worked twice. Boham, a former gay-porn actor, said he and Kelso hung out together numerous times in the 11 months they knew each other.
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Polis writes on Angie Zapata case
In Denver Post, freshman Congressman writes about need to pass federal hate crimes law.
Polis writes on Angie Zapata case
In Denver Post, freshman Congressman writes about need to pass federal hate crimes law.
Polis writes on Angie Zapata case
In Denver Post, freshman Congressman writes about need to pass federal hate crimes law.
Polis writes on Angie Zapata case
In Denver Post, freshman Congressman writes about need to pass federal hate crimes law.
Polis writes on Angie Zapata case
In Denver Post, freshman Congressman writes about need to pass federal hate crimes law.
Colorado takes step toward offering DP benefits to state workers
A bill that would make domestic partners of state employees eligible for coverage under state group-benefit plans narrowly passed its first test Wednesday.
The bill, Senate Bill 88 from Sen. Jennifer Veiga, D-Denver, passed out of a Senate legislative committee by a 4-3 party-line vote after spirited debate.
“It is the right policy,” Veiga told committee members. “It is the right time.”
The bill is the more modest of two bills seeking to give greater standing to domestic partners. The other, House Bill 1260 from Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, would make it easier for unwed couples, including gay couples, to plan their estates and share benefits in times of tragedy.
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LGBT activists ready for new rights battles
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual conference for some 2,000 community leaders and organizers over the weekend helped recharge the batteries of advocates following tough losses on anti-gay ballot initiatives in California and three other states, according to these articles. “People came here on tenterhooks. Now we can send our people home with a renewed energy and renewed purpose,” said conference organizer Sue Hyde. The Denver Post (2/2) , The Fresno Bee (Calif.)/The Associated Press (free registration) (1/30)
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Gay Episcopal priest to be ordained in Denver, ending ban on gay ordiantions by Episcopal Diocese of Colorado
Ending several years of restraint by the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado in ordaining openly gay and partnered priests, Bishop Robert O’Neill will ordain Mary Catherine Volland, along with three others, to the priesthood at St. John’s Cathedral on Saturday.
Volland, a longtime resident of Colorado and partnered lesbian, was a candidate for ordination in the Diocese of Minnesota, but has been called to serve as an assistant priest at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Denver, said Beckett Stokes, spokeswoman for the 30,000-member Colorado Diocese.
Despite nationwide controversy that has splintered Episcopalians, the church does ordain gay and lesbian priests. The bishop has the option of deploying them to Colorado congregations when it makes sense, Stokes said. Several Colorado congregations are served by gay priests.
O’Neill, who previously had suspended gay ordination out of sensitivity for churc See Gay Episcopal priest to be ordained in Denver Denver Post
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