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‘Legal anarchy’: County clerks flout Colorado marriage law, give licenses to gay couples

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Colorado 's high-tension marriage debate hit a new peak this week, as three county clerks and a county judge ignored state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman. On Wednesday, Boulder District Judge Andrew Hartman  ruled  that Boulder Colorado Clerk Hillary Hall could continue to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Hall has been giving out licenses to same-sex couples  since June 25 . The Denver and Pueblo County Clerks joined Hall in handing out the marriage licenses after Hartman's ruling. County clerk Hillary Hall has been giving out licenses to same-sex couples since June 25, and refuses to stop. Youtube screenshot Hall began handing out the licenses after the 10th Circuit Court ruled that a state marriage amendment in nearby Utah was unconstitutional. However, that ruling was given a stay by the same court. Utah has already appealed the decision, and the case is expected to be heard by either the full 10th Circuit Court or the U.S. Supreme C

Colorado College lists five genders, including ‘queer,’ on applications

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO , November 8, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Colleges often boast that they offer students more choices. Colorado College , located in Colorado Springs, lists five separate options for gender on its job applications and numerous other documents. The listed categories are male, female, transgender, decline to answer, or “queer.” Ironically, the term – intended to be a positive and affirming choice for the LGBT community – was discovered by a gay job-seeker. "I couldn't believe it. I thought I was going to have a stroke," John Kichi of Pennsylvania  told  the  Denver Post . "If them including it on applications isn't against the law, it should be." Denver Fox station  KDVR  reported that Kichi has filed a complaint with Colorado Attorney General John Suthers . The school has protested that the term “queer” is now embraced as its own separate gender identity . Colorado College’s office of Minority and International Students