Your Community - Colorado
Same-sex couples live in every state in the country — and each state has its own organizations working toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. To connect with the movement for fairness in your area, contact your state GLBT organizations and elected officials.
As Coloradans face a ballot question this fall that threatens to deny marriage to same-sex couples through the state Constitution and another question that would allow domestic partnerships, HRC’s Regional Field Director Colin O’Dea is working with Coloradans for Fairness and Equality, Equal Rights Colorado, and the Colorado GLBT Center on efforts to defeat the amendment and pass domestic partnerships.
Colorado is also one of the busiest states politically during the 2006 election cycle. Republican Gov. Bill Owens is term limited so the Governor’s race is wide open. There are three hotly contested Congressional races that promise to garner national attention and Democrats must defend their majority in the state legislature, which they won in 2004 for the first time in 40 years.
State Overview
Gay and lesbian couples live in 99.3 percent of all counties across America, according to the Human Rights Campaign's analysis of the 2000 Census statistics. Here are the numbers for Colorado.
| Year | Men | Women | Total | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,069 | 1,001 | 2,070 | - |
| 2000 | 4,640 | 5,405 | 10,045 | 385% |
| Year | Urban Total | Rural Total | Percent Urban | Percent Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,937 | 133 | 94% | 6% |
| 2000 | 8,872 | 1,173 | 88% | 12% |
Please note that HRC estimates that the Census 2000 figures could undercount gay and lesbian families by as much as 62 percent. For more information, see Census 2000.
State Officials
Governors, state legislators, city council members and other elected officials create the laws that govern gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues at the state and local levels. Contact your elected officials and urge them to support fair-minded legislation.
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State Elections
It’s crucial that all fair-minded voters stay up-to-speed on upcoming state elections so they can support candidates who support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. Find out about races in your state and learn how you can cast your vote for equality.
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