Gay rights

Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage

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Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage

Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution’s now-defunct definition — which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Colorado was already issuing gay marriage licenses the prior year, … Read more

‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

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‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

“It is a good thing, as it shows that we can live together in the same place. You with your thoughts, me with mine and only five minutes away from each other,” says Erblin Nushi, a 31-year-old filmmaker and occasional drag performer at the Bubble pub. Filmmaker and drag performer Erblin Nushi, dressed in drag … Read more