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In reply to the discussion: Trump up 2 in latest Rasmussen poll [View all]Kathy M
(1,242 posts)"Today the Washington Post revealed that while making a fortune off hardworking Coloradans including LGBTQ Coloradans billionaire Phil Anschutz has been giving money to organizations that have been designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Dave Montez, Executive Director of One Colorado.
Instead of investing in individuals and groups that spread misinformation and advocate violence, Phil Anschutz could invest in improving the lives of LGBTQ Coloradans and their families. LGBTQ students still face bullying and harassment in our schools, transgender Coloradans are denied access to the health care, identity documents, and basic rights they deserve, and it is still legal for to subject young people to the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy.
Phil Anschutzs extensive influence in Colorado politics has been known for years, but the degree of his support for anti-LGBTQ groups that fund extremist hate groups like Gordon Kligenschmitts Pray in Jesus Name is shocking, said ProgressNow Colorado executive director Ian Silverii. At a time in American history when discrimination and violence against LGBTQ citizens is on the rise, support for pro-discrimination groups puts Anschutz on the wrong side of Colorado, and on the wrong side of history.
The Anschutz name is emblazoned on public institutions across our state, said Silverii. Now that it has been revealed that his charity is also going to organizations that support political figures who call for gays and lesbians to be killed, its time to ask Anschutz to take a good look at where his money is being spent. "
More at link , also chart inside with pictures and names of people connected to Alliance Defending Freedom
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/85136/breaking-phil-anschutz-linked-to-anti-lgbt-groups-dr-chaps
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