Club Q shooter faces federal hate-crimes charges, possibility of death penalty
Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded not guilty to the new charges, which were announced Tuesday in Denver.
January 16, 2024
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WATCH: Colorado Makes Civil Unions Official
Although voters had banned same-sex marriage via the state constitution, activists pressed for civil unions and won that fight today.
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March 21, 2013
Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting
The state has a history of mass shootings going back to the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.
April 29, 2023
Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban
The new law ensures that even if the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell, marriage equality will still be legal in Colorado.
April 11, 2025
Maine Is 17th State to Ban Use of Conversion Therapy on Minors
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill to that effect into law today, and Colorado is poised to become the 18th Friday.
May 29, 2019
Baker Jack Phillips Fined for Again Refusing Cake to LGBTQ+ Customer
A Denver judge says Phillips violated Colorado's antidiscrimination law by refusing to make a cake celebrating Autumn Scardina's transition.
June 17, 2021
Homophobic Colorado Web Designer Returns to Trial Court After Supreme Court Win
Lawyers for Lorie Smith and the state agreed to work together on an order stating she won't be punished under Colorado's antidiscrimination law.
November 10, 2023
Masterpiece Cakeshop Being Harassed, Attorneys Argue in Court
Attorneys for anti-LGBTQ baker Jack Phillips contend the state of Colorado is unfairly targeting him by enforcing its antidiscrimination law.
December 20, 2018
Anti-LGBT Organization Again Takes Aim at Colo. Trans Student
One of the groups behind Proposition 8 and the ongoing efforts to repeal California's trans student law is again targeting a single trans student in Colorado.
January 17, 2014
Club Q Victims, Heroes Identified by Colorado Springs Police
Law enforcement officials in Colorado Springs released the names at their third press conference in two days to update the public on developments in the mass shooting.
November 21, 2022
PHOTOS: Coloradans Celebrate Civil Unions at Midnight
Colorado's civil union legislation took effect at midnight on May 1, and same-sex couples across the state swarmed county clerks' offices to take advantage of the new law.
May 1, 2013
Colo. Bakery's Refusal to Bake Gay Wedding Cake Is Discrimination
A civil court judge in Denver determined that Jack Phillips violated Colorado's antidiscrimination law when he refused to bake a cake for the wedding of a gay couple last summer.
December 7, 2013
Alliance Defending Freedom’s Legal Journey Against LGBTQ+ Rights & Anti-Discrimination Laws: Report
Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.
October 9, 2023
The 10 states that have passed pro-LGBTQ+ bills — or defeated the most anti-LGBTQ+ ones — in 2025
Liberal states stand out for passage of supportive laws, while the sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in some conservative ones means many bills died there.
November 12, 2025
Baker Jack Phillips Loses Appeal in Trans Woman's Discrimination Suit
The conservative Christian baker argued that creating a cake celebrating Autumn Scardina's transition went against his religion and violated his free speech rights.
January 27, 2023
Colorado Supreme Court hears latest Masterpiece Cakeshop discrimination case
This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.
June 18, 2024
What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15
Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.
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March 4, 2025
Trump Ineligible for Colorado Ballot, State Supreme Court Rules
He's disqualified because he took part in an insurrection, says the ruling, which Trump is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
December 19, 2023
Appeals court denies attempt to block Colorado’s conversion therapy ban
The court ruled the law regulates conduct, not speech, and let the 2019 law stand.
September 14, 2024
Supreme Court to decide whether states can protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy
The practice has been widely condemned as harmful and ineffective.
March 10, 2025