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Episcopal priest Rev. Susan Russell, Senior Associate for Pastoral Life at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena and President of Integrity USA, blogging at The Huffington Post
[2007-08-13]

to the National Democratic Convention

Colorado Stonewall Democrats, hoping to increase its number of delegates
[2007-07-22]

ummm, no... this is anti-gay "TERRORISM" in Israel

Gary Rechnitz
[2007-06-21 with 1 reply]

Thumbs Up...

Gary Rechnitz, MD in The Coloradoan
[2007-06-09]

Proclamation for 2007 Pride in the Park

as signed by Mayor Hutchinson and read to the City Council
[2007-06-05]

Retribution would be nice, but...

Gary Rechnitz
[2007-05-22]

'Gay Agenda' is struggle for equality

Ar Foster, Fort Collins resident, in a "Coloradoan" editorial
[2007-04-12]

answering a letter to "A Grateful Mother"

Sigmund Freud in 1935
[2007-04-10]

Breast Cancer in the Lesbian community

GLMA — the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
[2007-04-08]

Gay-kiss photo goes too far

John Bailey, Fort Collins, from the Coloradoan
[2007-03-21 with 3 replies]

last Halloween in Fort Collins involving two 17-year-old boys

comments from one boy and his mother
[2007-03-01]

Gay rights advances likely in Congress [pessimists abound]

DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
[2007-02-24]

Police Abuse of Authority

blog entry by Shedsan, Fort Collins
[2006-12-31 with 1 reply]

Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto

Carl Wittman, one of the leaders of the radical left-wing Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), this writen December 12, 1969, shortly before the Stonewall Rebellion. The article becomes a guide to gay activism and is used by the Gay Liberation Front as a manifesto
[2006-12-22]

Salvation Army Lobbies for Religious Discrimination

angry-biscuit.livejournal.com
[2006-11-22 with 2 replies]

Not a 2nd-class citizen

Megan Skeehan
[2006-11-14 with 1 reply]

'An example must be set' — but which one?

Rev. Benjamin Broadbent, senior pastor, First Congregational United Church of Christ of Colorado Springs
[2006-11-11]

Thank you, to all of my dear supporters!

Angie Paccione
[2006-11-09]

"Purge of the Pervets": How the Foley scandal is leading to a 1950s-style witch hunt

David K. Johnson
[2006-10-24]

Vermont mother speaks out

Sharon Underwood
[2006-10-21 with 1 reply]

TO: The Honorable Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert

Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign
[2006-10-13]

Backward logic in the courts

Ellen Goodman
[2006-08-13]

But I had a Previous Engagement

Dan Savage, NY Times OpED
[2006-08-13]

Note to Republicans: The party's over
Ineptness has ruined the GOP

Garrison Keillor
[2006-06-11]

Dean needs to take responsibility for his actions on the DNC's Gay Outreach Program

Andy Szekeres
[2006-05-23 with 1 reply]

Addiction Support Group

Kathleen Kruse, RN, NP-C
[2005-12-20]

Heterosexual Questionnaire

unknown
[2005-10-20]

Like an old woman who needs to learn discretion in using too much lipstick...

Brandon W. Ater
Citizen at Large
[2005-09-22 with 16 replies]

Regulations governing "adult content"...

Tom
[2005-06-24]

Oxford Hotel Sells Out the Community

Christiano Sosa
[2005-05-23]

Texas Representative addresses the State House

Senfronia Thompson
(D-Houston)
[2005-05-08]

29 Reasons Opposing Gay Marriage

Unknown Dripping Sarcasm
[2005-04-28]

An Apology for Intolerance

Alan Kesselheim
[2005-03-08]

Making Marilyn Accountable

Christiano Sosa
[2005-03-01]

James Dobson & Focus on the Family

Keith Neuroth
[2005-02-09 with 3 replies]

Gay marriage won't harm family, society

Madi Sol Esparza
[2005-01-31 with 1 reply]

Faith Groups not required to mimic Civil Law

Beth Lechleitner
[2004-12-23]

From Strength to Strength (Or... Be a Queer for Four More Years)

Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon, Metropolitan Comm. Church
[2004-11-10]

Dear Friends...

Dean Bakopoulos
[2004-11-03]

"Democracy for America" Supporters

Governor Howard Dean
[2004-11-03]

"Dear friend of the family"

Marilyn Musgrave
[2004-10-14]

Esteemed members of the GLBTA community - help Stan Matsunaka

Adam Bowen
[2004-09-21 with 1 reply]

Why I will vote for John Kerry for President

John Eisenhower
[2004-09-09]

Increase Voter Turnout!

VoteForAmerica.org
[2004-09-08]

Dear Mr. President

Cheryl Jacques, President Human Rights Campaign
[2004-08-30]

A SECOND Primary Vote ??

Bob Kinsey
[2004-08-02]

Kinsey - the REAL alternative to Musgrave

Tyler Kinkade
[2004-07-13 with 6 replies]

Bob Kinsey vs. Rep. Musgrave

Tyler Kincade
[2004-06-27]

The Real Impact on Our Region's Farmers, Ranchers, and Consumers

Bob Kinsey
[2004-06-26]

Wine and Wafer as Weapons?
The Politics of Holy Communion

Rev. Dr. Troy D. Perry
[2004-06-25]

Gay Pride: Celebration is about fun, commonality

Lucas Walker
[2004-06-20]

RE: Musgrave

Stan Matsunaka
[2004-06-15 with 3 replies]

Musgrave & Stan Matsunaka are in a DEAD HEAT!

Richard Payne
[2004-06-13 with 1 reply]

To Run Against Marilyn Musgrave!

Stan Matsunaka
[2004-05-31 with 1 reply]

You Just Can’t Leave It To The Legislature

Jeremy Nathan Marks
[2004-05-27]

Homosexuality & Christian Scripture

Rev. Mark Lee, MCC Family In Christ
[2004-05-17 with 1 reply]

Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse

Michelle Indianer
[2004-05-01]

Republican opposition to Musgrave

Bob Faust
[2004-04-30]

Kinsey for Colorado Congress

Hollie Kopp
[2004-04-29]

Strong Moral Leadership for Colorado

Jeremy Nathan Marks
[2004-04-22]

I now pronounce you ... equally protected

Barbara Catbagan
[2004-04-12]

Come Together & Build Strength

Jennifer Geraci
[2004-04-11 with 1 reply]

Musgrave Unopposed

Jeremy N. Marks
[2004-04-10 with 3 replies]

The Blue & the Red States...

[unknown]
[2004-01-24]

Latest

Love has never been in the equation as our lives have been stripped of humanity and dignity... —K. Foula Dimopoulos [2008-06-16]

I don’t remember when I first discovered the activist work of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons. I don’t remember when the Daughters of Bilitis rolled off my tongue like some long lost refuge I had once known. I don’t remember where I was when they first initiated their desire to marry one another, and subsequently became one of the leading plaintiff groups that ultimately led to the latest California Supreme Court to rule that marriage – not civil unions – was for everyone and that anything less was in fact, discriminatory. In the years that have transpired since hundreds of couples lined up in California, our lives and loves have been devalued, denigrated, demonized. We have heard, loud and clear, that who we share our bodies with matters more than the quality of our relationships and the depths of our love. Yet, these are not the voices resounding in my ears this morning.

Today, across thousands of miles, and a country’s topography that remains as diverse as it is divided, I can hear the rush, thrush, of people and lovers readying themselves to make vows to one another. I can hear the excited hushed voices of friends smiling with their hearts outward. I can taste the salt of the sea, feel it on my skin, as the ocean roils amongst itself, reminding many of the fluidity of life. In the midst of this excitement, I have a picture of two of my heroes, whom I have met once, readying themselves for yet another time to become beacons of a decades long love affair with one another.

While I do not think or feel that marriage is the ultimate freedom, or that it should be, I am thankful that in yet another state, many of our relationships are viewed as just as valid as opposite sex couples. The rhetoric our communities is continuously bombarded with continues to be one concerned with how we share our bodies, and with whom – not love. Love has never been in the equation as our lives have been stripped of humanity and dignity. So many of the people whose shoulders I stand on have fought – and continue to fight – to have our lives, bodies, and relationships seen in totality. One of our many gifts as a community to the world has been our struggle to wrestle with the dialogues of the body, the discourse on sex, and the revolution of relationship. The marriage debate has sought to exclude many within our very communities. Ironic that marriage brings together people. However, on this day, may we set aside our differences – not petty to be sure – and be reminded of those who we admire, those we seek to emulate, those who share the kind of relationship we want to have or perhaps do have – regardless of whether the relationship is constructed polyamorously or monogamously. May we surround ourselves with those we love, those we share a connectedness with. May we live our lives, to the extent we choose and are able, as loud and proud as Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. As Audre Lorde. As Jewelle Gomez. As Pat Parker. As Deke Law. As James Baldwin. As Harvey Milk. As Amber Hollibaugh. As Kinnie Starr. As Sylvia Rivera. As Dorothy Allison. As Loren Cameron. As Kate Bornstein. As all of those who have served as our mentors, heroes. As all of those who have been our partners, our lovers, our friends. May we find that place of love where communion springs eternal.

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"disgusting..." —anonymous [2008-05-25]

I am appauled by your headline about National Masturbation Month. It's disgusting. There are teenagers that will read this perverse filth. This is not what Jesus intended!

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit FortPride. Sexuality, self-awareness, and development of a healthy body image are all part of normal adolescence. These are intended for all people. We won't tell that you were here.
—the editorial staff

"suggestive" —DH in Greeley [2008-05-25]

Dear Editor,
The suggestive picture of that naked man on Fortpride is not in keeping with the quality I hope to find. You should remove it right now.
Sincerely

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I think the picture is hot, modest, and appropriately titled "Celebrate yourself." For most people, masturbation is not filthy, perverted or forbidden. A very bright woman told me "I always find out about National Masturbation Month when it's almost over! So just to be on the safe side. I celebrate at random intervals."
—Gary Rechnitz