Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod Makes Passionate Plea For Inclusive Sex Ed
"Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod made a passionate plea for schools to be more inclusive in the sex education classes." "As a Black, lesbian Christian, we should be able to go to school and be taught," Herod said. "If we are taught sex ed in a comprehensive way, we cannot ostracize people for their religious beliefs, nor should we for their sexual orientation or gender expression." "Herod made her emotional plea on the floor of the Colorado state legislature. The Colorado House la
Colorado House approves changes to sex-education curriculum
"If we are not teaching our kids to be inclusive of people who are different than they are, we are perpetuating that. It’s not teaching our children to be gay. It’s just teaching them that not everyone is the same, and that’s OK.” “We cannot ostracize people for their religious beliefs, nor should we for their sexual orientation or gender expression,” added Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver." “This is not a conversation about religion versus LGBT people,” said Herod, who is a lesbi
Colo. House OKs controversial bill on sex education
"This bill is not about religion, it's not about putting Christians against the LGBT community," said Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver. "As a black lesbian Christian, we should be able to go to school and be taught ... sex ed in a comprehensive way. We cannot ostracize people for their religious beliefs, nor should we for their sexual orientation or gender expression. By putting religion against the LGTB community, we are misinterpreting the word. This is not OK." "The bill cleare
OPINION: Mental Health Challenge
Denver is a great place to live, work and play. In fact, Denver consistently ranks among the top cities in the country in a number of different categories. We have easy access to the mountains and a vibrant culture across the city. Beneath the surface, however, is a growing problem. Mental health of Denverites has suffered and the stigma surrounding the topic makes it difficult to discuss. Chances are that you have someone close to you suffering from a mental health challenge
LESLIE HEROD: LOOKING FORWARD
"Herod is always looking for new ways to help others find guidance and support as they attempt to make a difference in their communities. Herod is the first openly queer, black person to serve in the Colorado General Assembly, receiving the highest number of votes of any state house candidate running a contested race in 2016. She is now the incumbent for District 8 seeking re-election. OUT FRONT sat down with her to discuss what re-election might look like, and how she feels
9-YEAR-OLD BOY COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER BEING BULLIED IN SCHOOL
“This is the kind of incident that shakes our entire community. As a member of the LGBT community that came out later on in life, I can only imagine the pain and fear that this young boy felt,” Herod said. “We can and we must act now to ensure that this doesn’t happen again. We must celebrate everyone’s uniqueness. Bullying is unacceptable. We must stand up for each other.” "Mental Health Colorado says it’s important to start teaching kids in elementary school about social an
Backers of Denver’s mental-health tax measure say they’ll file plenty of signatures
Supporters of a Denver ballot measure to pass a sales tax to expand mental health and addiction services plan to turn in more than twice the required signatures Thursday to get on the November ballot. The Caring 4 Denver campaign needed about 4,700 signatures and turned in more than 10,000. Read full article #mentalhealth #LGBT #LeslieHerod #ballotmeasure #signatures
The Stream Discusses the LGBTQ Glass Ceiling
This year, over 400 LGBTQ candidates are running for office in the United States. Hundreds more are running around the world—and are being elected. Al Jazeera’s program, The Stream hosted by Femi Oke and Malika Bilal, recently covered how LGBTQ politicians are breaking the glass ceiling around the globe. They interviewed officials like Victory-endorsed official Rep. Leslie Herod, Venezuelan National Assembly Member Tamara Adrian, and Victory Fund President and CEO, former Hou
Examining The Lack of Representation for Queer WOC On and Offscreen
But where we truly need the change is offscreen. A record number of queer female candidates are running for political office in this year’s midterm elections. One of them, Leslie Herod, was the first black LGBT woman to be elected to Colorado’s State Legislature. She’s taking her battle to the House of Representatives. The first stop is the June 26 primary. Let’s hope that voters send her to the general election, along with other candidates like Delaware’s Kerri Evelyn Har
