Loneliness and isolation pose health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and costs the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. Surgeon General says
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How an intergenerational housing development in Montrose aims to improve life for both kids and older adults
Colorado’s first intergenerational supportive housing complex is a $10 million bet that a community that feels like family will help ease foster kids’ transition to adulthood.
Erie librarian was wrongly fired after objecting to cancellation of programs on racism and LGBTQ+ youth, state finds
The Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled that the High Plains Library District violated prohibitions on discriminatory firing and retaliation
In 2021, Colorado judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans
Details of the failed prosecution paint a picture of potential missteps in the case, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
To access housing and elder care, some older LGBTQ adults go back into the closet
What one Colorado researcher calls a “habit of silence” can have damaging impacts on older people’s physical and mental health
Jim Morrissey: Honoring the resilience and quick action of a Club Q community in mourning
Jim Morrissey’s cartoon honors the actions of patrons who sprung into action to prevent even further loss of life when a gunman opened fire at the welcoming Club Q in Colorado Springs.
“It was an attack on freedom”: Hundreds remember Club Q shooting victims at vigil
Inside All Souls Unitarian Church in downtown Colorado Springs, people packed shoulder to shoulder in memory of the 5 killed Saturday night
Opinion: Advocacy for the transgender few does not take rights away from the many
Here are some facts in response to baseless claims and misplaced fears
Opinion: A queer lens on what happened to Valor Christian’s volleyball coach
I am a Colorado native who also happens to be an educator, who also just happens to be queer. For the past two decades, I have served youth as an educator and advocate for marginalized populations within public, private, and charter schools, and the Division of Youth Corrections. As a queer language arts teacher, adjunct […]
Valor Christian students hold protest in support of gay volleyball coach who said he was forced to quit
A student-organized walkout was held at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch on Tuesday afternoon, where demonstrators voiced support for former volleyball coach Inoke Tonga, who said he was forced to quit because he is gay. About 50 students, alumni and parents came together at the planned walkout organized by Valor Christian Junior Lucy […]