"We cannot any longer face friends and family who are asking for equal protection under the law and tell them they are different. It is an indefensible position.

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers maintains that somehow he must see the appeals on Colorado's gay marriage ban through to the end because it is his job. The reality is quite different."

Read more of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb's fantastic Denver Post editorial, originally posted on August 15: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_26345773/colorado-should-take-full-step-toward-marriage-equality