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Marriage News Watch- RI becomes 10th US State to pass marriage equality, more soon to come

Rhode Island passed a same-sex marriage bill last week making it the 10th state in the US to do so, now every state a part of New England has same-sex marriage. Delaware might be the next state to jump on board, and civil unions start in Colorado and possibly Arizona.

Denver PrideFest set for mid-June

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Denver PrideFest 2013 will be held June 15th and 16th at Civic Center Park!

Festival Hours: Saturday, 11am – 7pm & Sunday, 10am – 6pm

Parade: The CoorsLight PrideFest parade steps off from Cheesman park at 9.30am and proceeds down Colfax into Civic Center Park.

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Colorado | House Passes Civil Unions Bill

coloradoDENVER – It’s a great move, although, I wish it was a Gay Marriage Bill, but this will be a start.  Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign the bill, which would go into effect May 1st this year.  The vote was 39-26 which included 2 votes from house Republicans.

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Hello Boulder!

So I watched the Ignite Boulder video with Ash Beckham this week and I really enjoyed it.  If you haven’t seen it yet you should definitely take the 5 minutes and watch it.  It will make your day!  I also embedded the video in a new Video of the Week widget in the right hand sidebar.

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Video: Ash Beckham describes how to use the word ‘gay’

To follow up on Ms. M’s post a couple days ago about using the word ‘gay’ in the right context, I present to you Ash Beckham at Ignite Boulder. I have no idea who she is, but I couldn’t agree with what she says more. Please watch!

Be the change that you wish to see!

 

Nation flies, but even Texas creeps towards equality

ImageThis is a big week for the marriage equality movement, with states across the country taking long strides towards civil unions and same-sex marriage. Supporters are eagerly anticipating major votes in state legislatures, due any day now.

Here’s an update on some of the latest action from the usual suspects, with a surprise guest appearance.

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Catholic adoption agencies refuse gay couples in Colorado

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We discriminate equally!

Stubborn Catholics in Colorado are starting to get on my nerves. While they still try and protest civil unions, which we’re pretty sure are going to happen, they’ve also decided to renew their efforts in keeping gay couples from adopting.

They’re trying to amend the civil union bill with a “conscience clause” that was dropped last year. The bill contained “This article shall not be interpreted to require a child placement agency to place a child for adoption with a couple that has entered into a civil union.”

Thankfully it doesn’t look like it happen, and when civil unions do pass Catholic Charities’ rule of ‘married couples only’ will be exposed for the sham it is.

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