“This is horrific, sickening, and devastating,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, said in a statement addressing the attack at Club Q. “My heart breaks for the family and friends of those lost, injured, and traumatized in this horrific shooting.”
, which seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity, and another law that would make it easier for transgender people to update their gender on their birth certificates and other documents.in 2018 — referring to the record number of LGBTQ candidates who ran for office in that year's midterm elections. He is the second out LGBTQ person to be elected governor of a state, after Gov.
During Polis’ first gubernatorial run, his sexuality played only a small role in his run for governor, and hethat he found Colorado voters to be more concerned with kitchen-table issues. Though his campaign focused mainly on delivering more government services while continuing to grow Colorado’s booming economy, he has since become a vocal critic against the rise of attacks on the LGBTQ community in recent years.“Today Colorado took an important step forward in recognizing our diversity as a strength," Polis told NBC News in an emailed statement when he signed the 2019 bills.
Polis also has been critical of anti-LGBTQ laws in Republican-led states, which include bills pushing the prohibition of classroom discussions related to sexual orientation and gender identity. “Look, words matter. Laws matter. When a group of people, LGBTQ youth, feel targeted by the words and laws that some politicians espouse, of course, it can increase anxiety, depression,” Polis said in an interview withPolis previously represented Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District for five terms. He first won elected office in 2008 and became, in his words, “the first openly gay parent to win a seat in Congress.
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