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That’s why we support state and national efforts to ensure every American has the freedom to live their lives and contribute to their communities free from discrimination.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="background-color our-team"> <section class="our-team"> <h2>Our Team</h2> <div class="row staff"> <div class="column image"> <img src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/people-icon-2.png" alt=""> </div> <div class="column copy"> <p>We are a team of enterprising, mission-focused, and collaborative individuals dedicated to the advancement of equality for all LGBTQ Americans and every Coloradan. </p> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/board-and-staff/" class="button-arrow"> Learn More <i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="careers"> <h3>Careers</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="column"> <p>Are you interested in being part of a dynamic, fearless team that is a leader, catalyst, and agenda-setter in the march toward equality? 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Each year, we reflect on the progress made and the challenges overcome, and we approach our mission with renewed urgency and focus.</p> </section> <div class="gill-panel gill-panel_timeline"> <div class="timeline-slider"> <div class="swiper-timeline swiper-container"> <ul class="slides swiper-wrapper"> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Protect-Trans-Kids.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2023</p> <p class="event-title">Despite Attacks Across the States, LGBTQ Americans Make Progress</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/President-Biden-Signs-Respect-for-Marriage-Act-2022.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2022</p> <p class="event-title">President Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act</p> </div> </li> <li 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class="event-year">2015</p> <p class="event-title">Marriage Equality Becomes the Law of the Land</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/image-2014-3.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2014</p> <p class="event-title">Focus Shifts to Nondiscrimination</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image-2013-2.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2013</p> <p class="event-title">DOMA Found Unconstitutional</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image-2012-3.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2012</p> <p class="event-title">Marriage Equality Wins on the Ballot</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/image-2011-2.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2011</p> <p class="event-title">Making Schools Safe in Colorado</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image-2010-2.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2010</p> <p class="event-title">“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repealed</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-2009.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2009</p> <p class="event-title">Three More States Win the Freedom to Marry</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image-2008-2.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2008</p> <p class="event-title">Proposition 8 Stuns the LGBT Movement</p> </div> </li> 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<p class="event-title">Marriage Equality Becomes a Bullseye</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-2003.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2003</p> <p class="event-title">Massachusetts Moves Toward Marriage Equality</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/image-2002-2.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2002</p> <p class="event-title">Gill Foundation Works With Unlikely Allies</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-2001.jpg');"></div> <p class="event-year">2001</p> <p class="event-title">LGBT Funds Spark Debate</p> </div> </li> <li class="swiper-slide"> <div class="slide-content"> <div class="slide-bg" style="background-image: 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