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belbbmfan:

--- Quote from: nakymaton on June 08, 2006, 10:36:27 am ---Tell you what, I'm married, and I've got a kid. Protecting our marriage is, frankly, nobody's business but ours; nobody else's marriage can threaten my own. And I think my kid is far more threatened by a world where "freedom" is used to justify taking rights from individuals

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Very well said, nakymaton.
In my country (Belgium) gay marriage and adoption has been made legal. A big argument was that all families deserve the same legal protection. Those politicians should just get over themselves!

Front-Ranger:
Yes, Mel, I went to a Common Cause meeting a couple of weeks ago where Mayor Hickenlooper spoke out against the Colorado amendment, and I gave them a wad of money. Fortunately we have here in Colorado a few guiding lights, including Tim Gill, CEO of Quark, who started the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado which has been very active. But we also have idiots like Allard, who brought the Senate bill to the floor, and Marilyn Musgrave, who co-sponsored an identical bill going to the House which will definitely fail. Colorado seems to be a remnant of the Wild Wild West with a bunch of varmints running around amongst the God-fearing folk. See my blog in Our Daily Thoughts for more.

Front-Ranger:
Here's a story about the Denver Mayor, John Hickenlooper's support for the GL community.

http://groups.google.com/group/Lambda-Rainbow-GLBT-NEWS/browse_thread/thread/b140b72749374b9d/8e0bce0a73adea27?lnk=st&q=%22John+Hickenlooper%22&rnum=6#8e0bce0a73adea27

Front-Ranger:
This November, there will be two bills on the Colorado ballot: one allowing civil unions among same-sex couples, and another to limit marriage to men/women combinations. It should be interesting. We are fortunate to have Tim Gill, a philanthopist and creator of the legendary software QuarkXpress, here in Colorado and supporting the push for the first bill.

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on September 10, 2006, 01:22:02 pm ---This November, there will be two bills on the Colorado ballot: one allowing civil unions among same-sex couples, and another to limit marriage to men/women combinations. It should be interesting. We are fortunate to have Tim Gill, a philanthopist and creator of the legendary software QuarkXpress, here in Colorado and supporting the push for the first bill.

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My impression is that Colorado, like California and Oregon and probably a few others, is one of those split-personality states -- ultra conservative in rural areas and smaller towns, liberal in Boulder and tourist towns and maybe Denver? Am I right? You never know what's going to happen in those states.

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