LGBTQ

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.

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.

Supporters say the law creates a space on forms to recognize lived experience and aligns death certificates with other state records.

Democrats in the Colorado legislature introduced two bills that would add protections for transgender people in schools and the courts, despite Republican opposition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Colorado is a trans-friendly state but barriers remain. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun publisher Larry Ryckman and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Colorado’s small but thriving LGBTQ+ Ballroom scene embraces and celebrates people for who they are. The houses often serve as a support system for queer people, an acceptance many do not receive from their own families.