Colorado

February 21, 2014

by Nicholas Coppola

Nine additional couples take on Colorado's ban on marriage equality

Nine additional couples have filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Denver in pursuit of marriage equality

February 4, 2014

by Nicholas Coppola

Mennonites consider ordination of first openly gay minister

Theda Good, an openly gay staff member and licensed as “pastor of nurture and fellowship”, at the First Mennonite Church of Denver, has been nominated to be ordained. If Theda Good and her supporters are successful, she will be the first openly gay person to be ordained by the Mennonite Church.

December 12, 2013

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Woman who travels across the country to marry her love passes away

Last month, Lisa Dumaw and Therese Pieper traveled from their home in Colorado to New York to be legally married as Lisa was battling cancer. We are saddened to share that Lisa lost her battle with cancer and passed away on December 11.

December 5, 2013

by Janet Arelis Quezada, Senior Strategist, Spanish-Language & Latinx Media

When Love Prevails - Latino Families at the Center of Immigrant and LGBT Rights

La Raza, a Chicago ImpreMedia news site printed an op-ed by GLAAD Acting President Dave Montez on Latino family accep

November 22, 2013

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Protesting the media's abusive campaign against a teenage trans girl

The Pacific Justice Institute has been making headlines recently with their ant-transgender campaign of deception, including fighting legal protections of children in California and even pushing one young trans girl in Colorado to the brink of suicide with PJI's slander. Now, TransAdvocate is saying, "enough is enough."

November 19, 2013

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

People Magazine covers terminally ill woman travels across country to marry her partner

People Magazine profiled Lisa Dumaw and Therese Pieper, who made a journey from Boulder, Colorado, to Woodstock, New York, to be legally married before Lisa died of cancer.

November 7, 2013

by Doug Keeler, Communications and Public Relations Intern at GLAAD

'In sickness and in health': Colorado couple shares their cross-country wedding story

Colorado couple that flew across the country to get married shares photos and reflections from their Woodstock wedding.

November 1, 2013

by Nicholas Coppola

One last wish: Colorado woman and dying partner fly to New York to wed

Colorado couple Lisa Dumaw and Therese Pieper have been in a loving relationship for fifteen years. For the past five years Lisa has been battling cancer.