The state is the latest in a series of states to fail to get anti-trans issues on the ballot in November, signifying potential fatigue among conservatives on the issue.
Breathing better when I read this post. Erin you truly are a bright light for my day. Your reporting is always first hand news to me. Having just attended the Denver Pride festival last month this truly warms my heart. As a trans ally this makes my day!
This is such an enormous relief to me, a fairly new trans Coloradan. This state feels far from perfect, but is obviously heading in a much more positive direction than many states in which I’ve previously resided. Very excited to vote to codify rights to abortion and marriage in the state constitution here in November!🏔️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
As a born and raised Coloradan I have (arguably too much) pride in what we've done over the past ten years and hope we can keep that train rolling this year.
Though it is a bit of an advertisement, I can't help drawing your attention to my recent novel ("Hanna's Ascent"), which is partly set in your home state 😏. Things have changed over the years! Although the Boulder area was a remarkably LGBTQ-friendly place since the '90s or so. My high school junior year English teacher Dorothy Rupert was a state senator there for years. She is probably my greatest source of pride in connection with the state. (At 97 she is still active!)
(There are links to the novel on my Substack page, if you're interested. I grew up in SW CO. I'll let the book tell the story.)
I didn't assume anything about your age; only that you are closely connected to Colorado. Though I haven't lived there for many years, I do still have some fond connections to it (including many of my high school class, amazingly enough!)
Hmm, those are two fairly separate questions. I'm here because I follow Erin's reporting, in large part because a) I'm a news addict and still tend to clip things like a packrat; and b) because she often reports stories related to transgender women in athletics which are very relevant to my current writing.
On the second question, I can only say that everything in the novel is from my life, with varying degrees of alteration (some parts are literal autobiography, some are metaphorical, and lots in between). And it tells a history that many people are simply not aware of today, and should be.
If anyone asks me to sign a petition like that, I'll purposely ruin the petition sheet. I'll start with writing VOID across it in large letters. F'q 'em.
This is good news for Colorado. And good thing, considering it’s one of the most trans protective states. As far as anti-trans fatigue among conservatives, I remain skeptical. Let’s see what happens if the GOP takes control of Congress and/or the Presidency in the fall elections - I very much hope that does not happen, but I fear for re-energized hostile laws and regulations if it does.
Conservatives are creepy weirdos, not only obsessed with what's in people's pants but also what goes on in their doctor's offices. This is a winning message for the left so no wonder conservatives are having to back off.
"signifying potential fatigue among conservatives on the issue."
To be devoutely hoped for. This moral panic has already gone on for far more long than most.
Breathing better when I read this post. Erin you truly are a bright light for my day. Your reporting is always first hand news to me. Having just attended the Denver Pride festival last month this truly warms my heart. As a trans ally this makes my day!
This is such an enormous relief to me, a fairly new trans Coloradan. This state feels far from perfect, but is obviously heading in a much more positive direction than many states in which I’ve previously resided. Very excited to vote to codify rights to abortion and marriage in the state constitution here in November!🏔️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
As a born and raised Coloradan I have (arguably too much) pride in what we've done over the past ten years and hope we can keep that train rolling this year.
Though it is a bit of an advertisement, I can't help drawing your attention to my recent novel ("Hanna's Ascent"), which is partly set in your home state 😏. Things have changed over the years! Although the Boulder area was a remarkably LGBTQ-friendly place since the '90s or so. My high school junior year English teacher Dorothy Rupert was a state senator there for years. She is probably my greatest source of pride in connection with the state. (At 97 she is still active!)
(There are links to the novel on my Substack page, if you're interested. I grew up in SW CO. I'll let the book tell the story.)
I will take a look though I think you may have misunderestimated my age
I didn't assume anything about your age; only that you are closely connected to Colorado. Though I haven't lived there for many years, I do still have some fond connections to it (including many of my high school class, amazingly enough!)
So, why are you here? Do you have any insight about what it feels like to observe the world from amidst the flowers of an alpine glade?
Hmm, those are two fairly separate questions. I'm here because I follow Erin's reporting, in large part because a) I'm a news addict and still tend to clip things like a packrat; and b) because she often reports stories related to transgender women in athletics which are very relevant to my current writing.
On the second question, I can only say that everything in the novel is from my life, with varying degrees of alteration (some parts are literal autobiography, some are metaphorical, and lots in between). And it tells a history that many people are simply not aware of today, and should be.
If anyone asks me to sign a petition like that, I'll purposely ruin the petition sheet. I'll start with writing VOID across it in large letters. F'q 'em.
That's amazing I love that
Hazzah!
Logan M Davis, James O'Rourke, and Heidi Beedle of the Colorado Times Recorder have done great reporting on the anti-trans orgs/activists in Colorado.
Now we can turn our attention back to Douglas, El Paso, and Jefferson County schools. They aren't slowing down yet.
Good. I hope those fools are losing momentum. People are tired of their rhetoric.
And their legislation, more so.
Thank god!
This is good news for Colorado. And good thing, considering it’s one of the most trans protective states. As far as anti-trans fatigue among conservatives, I remain skeptical. Let’s see what happens if the GOP takes control of Congress and/or the Presidency in the fall elections - I very much hope that does not happen, but I fear for re-energized hostile laws and regulations if it does.
Hurray for CO!
Excellent news!
As an overseas voter registered in Colorado, thank fuck
Conservatives are creepy weirdos, not only obsessed with what's in people's pants but also what goes on in their doctor's offices. This is a winning message for the left so no wonder conservatives are having to back off.
“A major success” they say. Hmmmmmmmmmm 😂