Wednesday, October 26, 2016

How did your state legislators vote on LGBTQ equality?

One Colorado’s Legislative Scorecard highlights the priorities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Coloradans and their families in the 2016 legislative session. The scorecard includes accurate, nonpartisan information on bills related to LGBTQ equality and how each member of the legislature voted on issues that affect Colorado’s LGBTQ community.

Check out this tool from One Colorado to see how your legislators voted on LGBTQ equality in 2016!

During the 2016 legislative session, we saw a small number of victories for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families that were the product of successful bipartisan cooperation. However, other bills that would have dramatically improved the lives of LGBTQ people were defeated – including a ban on the harmful and discredited practice of conversion therapy and a bill to make it less burdensome for transgender Coloradans to update the gender on their birth certificates. We also saw attempts to roll back protections for LGBTQ Coloradans, in the form of religious exemption proposals, that were fortunately defeated in the Colorado House.