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Rocky Mountain Equality | 3340 Mitchell Ln | Boulder, CO 80301 US

The LGBTQ+ community continues to face threats to equality across all levels of government. RMEQ is committed to keeping you informed and engaged in the fight to defend our rights.

Here’s what we’re working on, why it matters, and how you can take action. From local communities to the state and county level, our combined efforts can create change.

What we have been up to: Last week, Bryn Long (he) and Ren Q. Dawe (he/they), both members of RMEQ’s Colorado Trans Advocacy Committee, testified against two anti-transgender bills proposed in the Colorado General Assembly. Thanks to their and many others’ testimonies these bills were defeated.

• HB 26-1083 would have banned transgender people from competing in school sports in alignment with their gender identity, denying them a crucial community space and puts the safety and security of all children at risk. Watch Ren Dawe’s testimony opposing the bill here.
• HB 26-1128 would have dramatically increased the statute of limitations for malpractice claims related to gender-affirming care. This diversion from standard malpractice regulations would have further limited gender-affirming care access by discouraging providers to provide the care at all. Watch Bryn Long’s testimony opposing the bill here.

The bottom line: Colorado House members rejected both proposals with a vote of 8 against and only 3 for, meaning they will not become law in the 2026 legislative session.

Keeping up the fight: Rocky Mountain Equality is fighting for our community on every front available. Here are some of the actions we’ve taken in the last month.

• Fought back against the Trump administration’s discriminatory and unconstitutional proposed rules designed to ban gender-affirming care for youth by submitting official public comments opposing the rules. One rule would deny Medicare and Medicaid funding on the basis of a hospital’s provision of youth gender-affirming care, and the other would eliminate gender-affirming care for youth from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• Joined an amicus brief in Pennsylvania v. Trump with over 60 organizations across the country to defend reproductive healthcare access from overly broad religious freedom exemptions.
• Supported legislation defending trans youth from unnecessary exposure in public records due to name changes, which passed the Senate and is headed to the House of Representatives. Listen to Executive Director Bruce Parker’s (he) testimony supporting SB 26-018 here.

In spite of recent wins, trans people are still being put at risk by efforts to undermine their access to school sports and gender-affirming care in Colorado. Both of these proposals have submitted signatures to the Secretary of State and could qualify for the Colorado ballot in November 2026. We can’t let our guards down, and we need your support to continue to fight for the entire Colorado LGBTQ+ community. Be ready to push back on these harmful ballot measures and vote NO if they make it onto the ballot.

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