/tags/lgbtq LGBTQ en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:15:07 GMT /2025-07-07/states-to-provide-a-safe-place-for-lgbtq-youth-to-call-during-crisis This comes amid Trump administration cuts to special services on the 988 hotline. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:15:07 GMT /2025-07-07/states-to-provide-a-safe-place-for-lgbtq-youth-to-call-during-crisis Hanna Merzbach /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-20/how-colorado-shed-the-hate-state-label-in-a-legal-fight-that-went-before-the-u-s-supreme-court It’s been three decades since Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, which banned anti-discrimination laws designed to protect the LGBTQ community. The latest season of ÂÜÀòÉÙŮ’s podcast The Colorado Dream explores the state’s journey from being known as ‘hate state’ to being a welcoming place for the queer community. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-20/how-colorado-shed-the-hate-state-label-in-a-legal-fight-that-went-before-the-u-s-supreme-court In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-10/this-boulder-county-clerk-made-history-when-she-issued-a-marriage-license-to-a-gay-couple-50-years-ago Fifty years ago, a Boulder County clerk made history when she issued a marriage license to a gay couple, decades before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Those who knew her say she wasn’t trying to be an activist – she just wanted to do the right thing. We’ll hear from a friend and colleague of the late Clela Rorex on In The NoCo. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-10/this-boulder-county-clerk-made-history-when-she-issued-a-marriage-license-to-a-gay-couple-50-years-ago In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /news/2025-05-26/queer-prom-brings-local-youth-together-in-the-face-of-divisive-national-discourse Local nonprofits Cook Inclusive and AspenOUT hosted a second Queer Prom at The Launchpad in Carbondale over the weekend. Despite the Trump administration's policies targeting gender-affirming care, the local queer community continues to gather and celebrate. Mon, 26 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-26/queer-prom-brings-local-youth-together-in-the-face-of-divisive-national-discourse Regan Mertz /politics/2025-04-17/governor-signs-bill-adding-gender-to-death-certificates Supporters say the law creates a space on forms to recognize lived experience and aligns death certificates with other state records. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:00:26 GMT /politics/2025-04-17/governor-signs-bill-adding-gender-to-death-certificates Chas Sisk /news/2025-03-31/ahead-of-day-of-visibility-democrats-move-to-expand-protections-for-transgender-coloradans Democrats in the Colorado legislature introduced two bills that would add protections for transgender people in schools and the courts, despite Republican opposition. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:01:53 GMT /news/2025-03-31/ahead-of-day-of-visibility-democrats-move-to-expand-protections-for-transgender-coloradans Lucas Brady Woods /news/2025-03-10/supreme-court-will-take-up-state-bans-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-children-in-a-colorado-case The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case. The conservative-led court said Monday it'll hear a challenge to the law, amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military service and an end to federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:11:55 GMT /news/2025-03-10/supreme-court-will-take-up-state-bans-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-children-in-a-colorado-case Mark Sherman, Associated Press /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-27/how-colorado-comedian-ren-q-dawe-found-a-way-to-respond-with-laughter-to-anti-trans-legislation A new comedy tour launching this weekend in Boulder features a lineup of all transgender comedians. The tour was developed as a humorous response to anti-trans bathroom bills rolling out of legislatures around the country. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-27/how-colorado-comedian-ren-q-dawe-found-a-way-to-respond-with-laughter-to-anti-trans-legislation In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole /news/2025-01-31/some-hospitals-including-denver-health-pause-gender-affirming-care-to-evaluate-trumps-executive-order Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation's capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care. Denver Health in Colorado has stopped providing gender-affirming surgeries for people under age 19. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:11:39 GMT /news/2025-01-31/some-hospitals-including-denver-health-pause-gender-affirming-care-to-evaluate-trumps-executive-order Carla K. Johnson, Devna Bose and Laura Bargfeld, Associated Press /news/2025-01-31/trumps-targeting-of-transgender-rights-creates-uncertainty-about-colorado-laws-protecting-students State and local officials are scrambling to figure out what President Trump’s executive orders rolling back protections for transgender students mean for Colorado schools. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-31/trumps-targeting-of-transgender-rights-creates-uncertainty-about-colorado-laws-protecting-students Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado