Boulder officials and community members gathered this week on the Pearl Street Mall to raise a Pride flag on the first day of Pride Month, using the occasion partially as a call to action against threats to LGBTQ rights at the ballot box and in the courts.
The celebration came as two Colorado measures are set to appear on the ballot this year that would restrict the rights of transgender children. One would prevent them from receiving gender-affirming surgeries and the other would prohibit them from playing in school sports.
Additionally, Mardi Moore, CEO of Rocky Mountain Equality, flagged an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, which centers on whether Colorado preschools can participate in the state’s publicly funded preschool program if those schools reject children of same-sex couples. She said the case keeps her up at night.
“We have much to do,” Moore said. “There’s much for you to do with us. We will do work with you. Happy Pride.”