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Mayor Bach - Issue proclamation for Colorado Springs PrideFest
  1. Signatures
    757 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. Mayor of Colorado Springs (+ 12 others)
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      • Mayor of Colorado Springs (Steve Bach)
      • City Councilor (Brandy Williams)
      • Budget Manager (Lisa Bigelow)
      • City Councilor (Scott Hente)
      • Steve Bach
      • City Manager (Steven Cox)
      • City Councilor (Tim Leigh)
      • City Councilor (Angela Dougan)
      • City Councilor (Jan Martin)
      • City Councilor (Merv Bennett)
      • City Councilor (Val Snider)
      • City Councilor (William B. (Bernie) Herpin Jr.)
      • City Councilor (Lisa Czelatdko)
  2. Created By
    Andy Szekeres
    Denver, CO
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

 

Colorado's second-largest city (population 380,000), Colorado Springs is just an hour or so south of Denver and has a quite conservative reputation compared with the state capital and many other parts of the state. Indeed, this city edging the Rockies is home to a number of conservative religious and political groups, including the infamously homophobic Focus on the Family and the New Life Church. 

The city's pride Center is hosting Colorado Springs Gay Pride it's 21st anniversay on Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, 2011. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette The Mayor has rejected to issue a PrideFest Proclamation!- 

Mayor rejects request to issue proclamation for PrideFest - City Desk

 

 

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Mayor Bach - Issue proclamation for PrideFest

Greetings,

I was disheartened to see Mayor Bach's recent refusal to issue a issue proclamation for Colorado Springs' 21st Annual PrideFest. The LGBT community of Colorado Springs and many community LGBT community members attend the pride fest increasing local income tax and tourism revenue.

I'm writing to ask you to reconsider issuing a proclamation for PrideFest in a show of support of the LGBT community of Colorado Springs . This decision is unfair and continues to promote the stereotype that Colorado Springs is an unwelcoming community to the LGBT Community .

I urge you to issue a proclamation for PrideFest as well as attend the PrideFest in a show of support for Colorado Spring's LGBT Community.

[Your name]

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