Masterpiece Cakeshop
On May 30, 2014, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission determined that Masterpiece Cakeshop unlawfully discriminated against David Mullins and Charlie Craig by refusing to sell them a wedding cake.
David Mullins and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cakeshop in July 2012, with Craig's mother, to order a cake for their upcoming wedding reception.....
LGBTQ+ Equality, Marriage Equality
ACLU Letter Prompts School To Permit Student To Create Gay-Straight Alliance Club
Thanks to a letter from the ACLU, a Greeley high school student will be permitted to start a Gay-Straight Alliance at his school, despite officials’ initial reluctance.
Steve Marcantonio just wanted a place to start a conversation. Like hundreds of other high school students in Colorado and across the country, Steve wanted to launch a Gay-Straight....
Freedom of Expression & Religion, LGBTQ+ Equality, Student and Youth Rights
ACLU Demands Colorado Springs Area High School Rescind its Prohibition against Apparel Promoting LGBT Equality
UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after we sent the letter, Kate called to tell us school officials have told her she can wear her shirt!
Hear Kate talk about the ACLU's help with her fight for free speech in this video from our membership meeting.In a letter to school administrators sent yesterday, the ACLU demanded that Falcon High School rescind its....
Freedom of Expression & Religion, LGBTQ+ Equality, Student and Youth Rights
Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Colorado Springs School District No. 11
The ACLU filed suit on behalf of a group of students at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs who challenge the school's refusal to recognize their student club, the Palmer High Gay/Straight Alliance. The students started the club in January 2003, but school authorities have repeatedly refused to recognize it. Without recognition, the student group....
Freedom of Expression & Religion, LGBTQ+ Equality, Student and Youth Rights
In Re Parental Responsibility for E.L.M.C.
A lesbian couple in a long-term relationship decided to adopt and raise a child. They planned and carried out the adoption together, although under Colorado law only one of the two could be listed as the "legal" parent. After several years raising the child together, the couple broke up. The district court determined that joint parenting responsibilities....
LGBTQ+ Equality, Racial Justice