Comments on: CO civil union bill going to committee Thursday, here are the Reps that need to hear from you http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/05/01/43962 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 19 May 2013 14:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Daniel Gonzales http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/05/01/43962/comment-page-1#comment-122534 Daniel Gonzales Wed, 02 May 2012 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=43962#comment-122534 Delgrosso has been making the media think he's open to both sides, and an One Colorado staffer tweeted from the Capitol last week during the Senate floor vote "Father Carmady [of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs] is the hallway talking super loud to [Sen] Lundburg about civil unions. He says [Rep] Delgrosso is making him nervous." <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Shanita27/status/195188699305226240" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/#!/Shanita27/status/195188699305226240</a> Also BJ Nikkel is not seeking reelection and so far every member of the GOP to go for civil unions in CO has been a woman. Sonnenberg and Nikkel both attended a luncheon held by One Colorado's education non-profit division in 2010. <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/03/11/former-musgrave-staffer-attends-gay-rights-luncheon/6782/#more-6782" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/03/11/former-musgrave-staffer-attends-gay-rights-luncheon/6782/#more-6782</a> Delgrosso has been making the media think he’s open to both sides, and an One Colorado staffer tweeted from the Capitol last week during the Senate floor vote “Father Carmady [of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs] is the hallway talking super loud to [Sen] Lundburg about civil unions. He says [Rep] Delgrosso is making him nervous.”
https://twitter.com/#!/Shanita27/status/195188699305226240

Also BJ Nikkel is not seeking reelection and so far every member of the GOP to go for civil unions in CO has been a woman.

Sonnenberg and Nikkel both attended a luncheon held by One Colorado’s education non-profit division in 2010.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/03/11/former-musgrave-staffer-attends-gay-rights-luncheon/6782/#more-6782

]]> By: Stefan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/05/01/43962/comment-page-1#comment-122532 Stefan Wed, 02 May 2012 01:44:23 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=43962#comment-122532 Delgrosso and Nikkel are the most moveable BTW. -Delgrosso commented that he would be open to it, and was concerned about the hardships faced by LGBT persons, but felt that the reciprocal benefits bill did enough to address concerns. -Nikkel will not run for another term. She did say she'd be open this time around to voting for it, and also she looked clearly ashamned when she voted against the bill last year. Delgrosso and Nikkel are the most moveable BTW.

-Delgrosso commented that he would be open to it, and was concerned about the hardships faced by LGBT persons, but felt that the reciprocal benefits bill did enough to address concerns.

-Nikkel will not run for another term. She did say she’d be open this time around to voting for it, and also she looked clearly ashamned when she voted against the bill last year.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/05/01/43962/comment-page-1#comment-122530 Timothy Kincaid Wed, 02 May 2012 01:37:02 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=43962#comment-122530 Daniel, Are any of them approachable? Daniel,

Are any of them approachable?

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