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Breaking: Colorado House committee kills civil unions bill in special session

By Jacob Combs By a party-line 5-4 vote, Republican members of the Colorado House of Representatives State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted tonight to kill a civil unions bill during a special legislative session.  Although the bill passed three Republican-led committees with bipartisan support and was guaranteed passage in the full House had it [...]
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Listen to the Evil Nutjobs That Helped Kill Colorado's Civil Union Bill

LGBT / Gay : Towleroad (2 years ago)

Earlier I reported that Colorado's civil union bill failed in committee on a part line vote. Igor Volsky at Think Progress reports: Douglas Napier (pictured) of the Alliance Defense Fund led the formal opposition against the bill an... Read Post

Why Colorado's House Killed Civil Unions Bill: Encouraging Gays To Partner Leads To 'Spread of AIDS'

LGBT / Gay : Queerty (2 years ago)

Sorry, Colorado gays: Your lawmakers in the State House believe you're too irresponsible to handle even civil unions. The bill died with a 6-5 vote in the House Judiciary Committee; it passed the State Senate last week with bipartis... Read Post

Colorado House Panel Kills Civil Union Bill in 6-5 Vote

LGBT / Gay : Towleroad (2 years ago)

The Colorado civil union bill was killed by a House committee last night: The bill failed, as expected, on a party-line vote, with six Republicans voting against sending the measure to another committee and five Democrats voting in ... Read Post


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