Action Center
We need your help more than ever to ensure that the fight for equality for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people continues on.
Since its inception, Boulder Pride has taken the lead role in advocating for social justice and educating the public about the issues and concerns affecting the lives of LGBTQ community. From adovcating and educating thousands of Coloradans about the lack of basic legal rights and protections that Referendum I would have granted to high visibility rallies and town hall meetings, Boulder Pride has been and remains at the forefront of advoacy on behalf of GLBT people not only in Boulder but throughout Colorado. However, we cannot do this by ourselves.
Please get involved in the following ways:
1) Get Educated - Join our E-Lert to get in touch with the social events, meetings, and political news in the LGBTQ community in and around Boulder County.
2) Take Action - Subscribe to our "E-lert and Action Update" listserv. We’ll send you a weekly email letting you know what's going on in and around Boulder County and we'll alert you when there are important issues that will impact our community and that require a response. Find out how to subscribe HERE
2) Your vote is your voice - Click here for the Colorado Secretary of State website and directions on how to register.
Current bills in Colorado legislature impacting LGBTQ Community. take action now!
For further detailed information about bills or other policy matters, please check out Equal Rights Colorado.
Senate Bill 08-200 – "Expansion of Discrimination Prohibitions" bill
Please contact your state senator and ask for their support on SB 200, the "Expansion of Discrimination Prohibitions" bill just introduced on March 6, 2008 by Sen. Jennifer Veiga.
SB 08-200 – “Expansion of Discrimination Prohibitions” bill
This bill will expand language prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, including transgender status, in housing practices, public accommodation, eligibility for jury service, availability of family planning services, as well as many other areas.
Please go to the ERC website at www.equalrightscolorado.org and click on “ Action Center ” to register and email your senator regarding this bill.
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Send an email to your senator using the text below:
RE: Please support SB 08-200 – “Expansion of Discrimination Prohibitions” bill
I'm writing you on behalf of Equal Rights Colorado which works toward promoting equal rights for Colorado 's GLBT people and their families through non-partisan state legislative advocacy. Please agree to support SB 08-200 just introduced on March 6, 2008 by Sen. Jennifer Veiga, which will expand language prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, including transgender status, in housing practices, public accommodation, eligibility for jury service, availability of family planning services, as well as many other areas. Thank you!
Send the message to Ron Tupa (Democrat) - Minority Caucus Chair , Colorado Senate District 18 , CO ron.tupa.senate@state.co.us
Please contact your senator to express your support of to this bill.
Senate Bill 125 - "Harmful to Minors" bill
The "Harmful to Minors" bill, sponsored by Sen. Ted Harvey (R. Dist 30) and Rep. Amy Stephens (R. Dist 20), concerns regulating sexually explicit representations that are harmful to minors, making it a Class 2 misdemeanor to distribute sexually explicit material or exhibit a sexually explicit performance to minors. The language of this bill is written so broadly that it could include much HIV/AIDS/STD and other healthy living instruction for GLBTQ youth in Colorado.
RECOMMENDED TEXT OF E-MAIL TO SENATOR:
RE: Vote NO on SB 125 the "Harmful to Minors" bill
I am with Equal Rights Colorado a non-profit working to promote equal rights for Colorado's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people and their families through non-partisan state legislative advocacy. I am contacting you to express my concern over SB 125. As you may know, this bill just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and will soon be moving on to the Senate floor. The language of this bill is written so broadly that it could include much HIV/AIDS/STD and other healthy living instruction vital to the protection of GLBT youth in Colorado. I believe it is important that our youth can still become educated in ways to prevent the spread of these diseases and that is why I am asking you to vote no on SB 125 the "Harmful to Minors" bill.
See the text of the bill here
Senator Dan Gibbs is Democrat from Senate District 16 which includes the following counties: Boulder , Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson and Summit. His contact information is: 303-866-4873 and dan.gibbs.senate@state.co.us.
Please contact Senator Gibbs to express your opposition to this bill.