[ [link removed] ]Progress toward LGBTQ equality “is a jagged line.”
We’re not there yet.

When I first ran for the Colorado House 20 years ago, Vermont had just
passed a law allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions. At a
candidate debate, the Republican Party planted a question in the
audience—hoping to expose my “radical” views.

“Do you support civil unions?” a man asked.

“I’d go further,” I replied. “Gay and lesbian Americans deserve full
equality, including the right to marry.”

I won that election—and three more—without ever compromising my commitment
to this cause.

As speaker of the House, I helped pass laws to strengthen protections
against hate crimes; extend legal rights to same-sex couples; and ban
discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. I’m proud to have earned
One Colorado’s recognition in this race as a pro-equality champion.

But it’s clear how much work we still need to do. In the House I once led,
Republicans tried again this week to reverse our progress—pushing a slate
of anti-LGBTQ proposals.

None of these hateful bills will survive the state legislature. But their
proponents have an ally in Washington.

Cory Gardner has voted against LGBTQ rights at nearly every turn. I
know—in part because I served with him.

As a state representative, Gardner opposed allowing gay and lesbian
couples to adopt children. As a senator, he’s racked up scores of 12 and
16 percent from the Human Rights Campaign.

Colorado has shed its label as the Hate State. [ [link removed] ]It’s time to shed Cory
Gardner too.

[3]Andrew Romanoff

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