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Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Rep. Titone: Antisemitism is dangerously close to becoming mainstreamed

by Brianna Titone 1:30 AM MST on Jan 10, 20234:28 PM MST on Jan 10, 2023

Shouting down the haters won’t turn it back. Changing the culture requires living out love as our authentic selves.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: A thank-you note to the Colorado Board of Education

by Daniel Martinez, Heather Kennedy and Noah Jansen 1:30 AM MST on Dec 22, 20225:38 PM MST on Dec 20, 2022

Your vote to restore educational materials will help ensure an accurate, vibrant, and essential history of LGBTQ Coloradans.

A woman poses for a picture.
Posted inClub Q Shooting

Club Q shooting revives plans for LGBTQ resource center to fill gap left by 2015 closure of Colorado Springs’ pride center

by Olivia Prentzel 4:13 AM MST on Dec 20, 20227:26 AM MST on Dec 20, 2022

The Nov. 19 attack on one of Colorado Springs’ few LGBTQ safe havens has reignited the effort among the community.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Soccer writer Grant Wahl was the type of journalist — and person — I want to be

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 18, 202212:54 PM MST on Dec 16, 2022

After Wahl died while covering World Cup soccer, an outpouring of tributes highlighted his many wonderful characteristics, none more so than his kindness

Posted inClub Q Shooting

In 2021, Colorado judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

by The Associated Press 12:21 PM MST on Dec 16, 202212:22 PM MST on Dec 16, 2022

Details of the failed prosecution paint a picture of potential missteps in the case, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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Club Q survivors, co-owner testify before Congress and ask federal lawmakers to take action

by Elliott Wenzler 11:02 AM MST on Dec 14, 20223:26 PM MST on Dec 14, 2022

“The fear-based and hateful rhetoric surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, especially around trans individuals and drag performers, leads to violence,” said James Slaugh who fled for his life during the Nov. 19 attack

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Opinion: The return of the Lavender Scare

by Owen Swallow 1:30 AM MST on Dec 9, 20225:28 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

The moral panic about queer people is back, in a more potentially violent form.

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Littwin: Somehow, Colorado is ground zero for Supreme Court to chip away at LGBTQ rights

by Mike Littwin 3:03 AM MST on Dec 7, 20222:01 PM MST on Dec 6, 2022

If it’s not a wedding cake baker, it’s a web designer. And this time the court looks like it’s going to vote to limit anti-discrimination law.

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All Club Q donations to Colorado Healing Fund will now go to victims after outcry from survivors of past shootings

by Elliott Wenzler 3:16 PM MST on Dec 6, 20227:49 AM MST on Dec 7, 2022

The nonprofit’s operation fees will be underwritten by a separate organization

Posted inOpinion Columns

Zornio: Could Colorado’s dark past as the “Hate State” come back?

by Trish Zornio 3:00 AM MST on Nov 28, 20227:14 AM MST on Nov 28, 2022

The latest LGBTQ-targeted mass shooting reflects recent survey findings that hate never went away, it only went unreported

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