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Democrats in the Colorado legislature introduced two bills that would add protections for transgender people in schools and the courts, despite Republican opposition.

A proposal in the General Assembly would add "gender" to the list of details recorded about the deceased, along with "sex." The move is already another battle line between conservatives and progressives.

A new comedy tour launching this weekend in Boulder features a lineup of all transgender comedians. The tour was developed as a humorous response to anti-trans bathroom bills rolling out of legislatures around the country.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. The judge's ruling Thursday came in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who allege their health care has already been compromised.

Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation's capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care. Denver Health in Colorado has stopped providing gender-affirming surgeries for people under age 19.

Colorado is a trans-friendly state but barriers remain. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun publisher Larry Ryckman and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she's transgender. Monday's ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player to continue competing in the Mountain West Conference women's championship in Las Vegas this week.

Colorado’s small but thriving LGBTQ+ Ballroom scene embraces and celebrates people for who they are. The houses often serve as a support system for queer people, an acceptance many do not receive from their own families.

The Boulder Police Department unveiled its first Pride badge in June. The badge is a symbol of the progress Boulder PD has made but there’s still work to be done in how law enforcement agencies serve LGBTQ+ people.

A former legislative aid describes how gender identities have become politicized in Colorado, years after undergoing his own gender transition.