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Title: Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature
Post by: stephaniec on March 21, 2016, 08:23:17 PM
Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature

http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20160321/NEWS01/160329942/-1/News/Transgender-birth-certificate-bill-dies-in-Legislature

Durango Herald/By Peter Marcus Herald staff writer  Article Last Updated: Monday, March 21, 2016 6:11pm

"DENVER – Colorado Republican state lawmakers on Monday killed this year's effort to make it easier for transgender people to change the gender marking on their birth certificates.

It was the second time the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee killed the measure in as many years on party-line votes."

Title: Re: Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature
Post by: suzifrommd on March 21, 2016, 08:32:24 PM
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Title: Re: Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature
Post by: lisarenee on March 22, 2016, 04:31:56 PM
That is surprising, especially since it says "along party lines". Colorado used to be solid red, but I was under the impression it had moved blue over the last few years.