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The following perspectives share our successes, failures, and what we’ve learned in service to our mission. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel banner-announcement" style="background-color: #62c8d9;"> <div class="container narrower content text-center"> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="panel posts-panel"> <div class="container"> <div class="filter-top"> <div class="pagination"> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/page/2/">2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/page/2/">Next »</a> </div> <div class="dropdown"> <p>Filter by: </p> <select name='cat' id='cat' class='postform'> <option value='0' selected='selected'>All Topics</option> <option class="level-0" value="11">Equal Treatment</option> <option class="level-0" value="12">Youth & Families</option> <option class="level-0" value="13">A Prosperous Colorado</option> <option class="level-0" value="15">Staff</option> </select> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <select name="author-dropdown" id="author-dropdown--1" onchange="document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"> <option value="">Select Author</option> <option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/bclark/">Brad Clark</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/dwhinnen/">Denise Whinnen</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/gill_foundation_staff/">Gill Foundation Staff</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/hoverbeck/">Heidi Overbeck</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/mdabbs/">Michael Dabbs</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/nkasai/">Nathan Kasai</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/owen_loftus/">Owen Loftus</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/sperkins/">Steph Perkins</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="posts">  <article id="post-6585" class="post-6585 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-prosperous-colorado tag-consumer-protections tag-fair-financial-marketplace tag-predatory-lending" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-leaders-making-colorado-a-national-model-for-consumer-protections/"><img width="1201" height="759" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colorado-Leading-the-Way-Gill-Foundation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colorado-Leading-the-Way-Gill-Foundation.jpg 1201w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colorado-Leading-the-Way-Gill-Foundation-300x190.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colorado-Leading-the-Way-Gill-Foundation-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colorado-Leading-the-Way-Gill-Foundation-768x485.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-leaders-making-colorado-a-national-model-for-consumer-protections/" rel="bookmark" title="The Leaders Making Colorado a National Model for Consumer Protections">The Leaders Making Colorado a National Model for Consumer Protections</a></h2> <p class="date">October 4, 2024</p> <p>Financial issues can be complicated. Often they are made purposefully complicated by those seeking to exploit them – a pattern we have seen time and time again from the predatory lending industry. Such lenders continue to push for policies and loopholes that allow them to take advantage of consumers. Fortunately, here in Colorado we have…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-leaders-making-colorado-a-national-model-for-consumer-protections/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6579" class="post-6579 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-common-cause tag-lgbtq-equality tag-social-justice tag-unlikely-allies" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/its-easy-to-say-what-were-against-what-are-we-for/"><img width="1201" height="800" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/What-Are-We-For-Gill-Foundation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="What Are We For - Gill Foundation" decoding="async" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/What-Are-We-For-Gill-Foundation.jpg 1201w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/What-Are-We-For-Gill-Foundation-300x200.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/What-Are-We-For-Gill-Foundation-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/What-Are-We-For-Gill-Foundation-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/its-easy-to-say-what-were-against-what-are-we-for/" rel="bookmark" title="It’s Easy to Say What We’re Against. What Are We For?">It’s Easy to Say What We’re Against. What Are We For?</a></h2> <p class="date">September 18, 2024</p> <p>If the reactions to our country’s transformed presidential race have taught us anything, it’s that people desperately want to be for something. Too often, we’re defined by what we’re against. But this summer we saw a jolt of enthusiasm from people eager to be a part of something fresh, exciting, even joyful. Now I’ll admit,…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/its-easy-to-say-what-were-against-what-are-we-for/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6542" class="post-6542 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-joy tag-lgbtq-equality tag-lgbtq-youth tag-transgender" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reflections-on-50-years-of-denver-pride/"><img width="800" height="1041" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Happy-Pride-from-the-Gill-Foundation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Happy-Pride-from-the-Gill-Foundation.jpg 800w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Happy-Pride-from-the-Gill-Foundation-231x300.jpg 231w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Happy-Pride-from-the-Gill-Foundation-787x1024.jpg 787w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Happy-Pride-from-the-Gill-Foundation-768x999.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reflections-on-50-years-of-denver-pride/" rel="bookmark" title="Reflections on 50 Years of Denver Pride">Reflections on 50 Years of Denver Pride</a></h2> <p class="date">June 21, 2024</p> <p>Denise Whinnen, Director of Colorado Programs: Pride celebrations emerged from a history of LGBTQ resilience and resistance, born from the protests against police raids at New York’s Stonewall Inn in June 1969. For six days, the community bravely fought back, igniting a movement that would shape the future. The following year, the first Pride celebrations…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reflections-on-50-years-of-denver-pride/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6528" class="post-6528 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-education tag-lgbtq-equality tag-litigation tag-social-justice" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reversing-the-damage-of-dont-say-gay-or-trans/"><img width="1200" height="834" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reversing-Dont-Say-Gay-or-Trans-Gill-Foundation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reversing-Dont-Say-Gay-or-Trans-Gill-Foundation.jpg 1200w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reversing-Dont-Say-Gay-or-Trans-Gill-Foundation-300x209.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reversing-Dont-Say-Gay-or-Trans-Gill-Foundation-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reversing-Dont-Say-Gay-or-Trans-Gill-Foundation-768x534.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reversing-the-damage-of-dont-say-gay-or-trans/" rel="bookmark" title="Reversing the Damage of “Don’t Say Gay or Trans”">Reversing the Damage of “Don’t Say Gay or Trans”</a></h2> <p class="date">June 11, 2024</p> <p>The courts have long been an important front in the fight for equality. Sometimes litigation is a means of expanding rights across the country, like we saw with Lawrence v. Texas, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Bostock v. Clayton County. Other times it is a means of defending against attacks and mitigating harms. Given the steady…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/reversing-the-damage-of-dont-say-gay-or-trans/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6512" class="post-6512 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-lgbtq-equality tag-transgender" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/familiarity-framing-the-power-of-telling-our-stories/"><img width="1200" height="794" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gill-Foundation-Power-of-Storytelling-The-GenderCool-Project.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gill-Foundation-Power-of-Storytelling-The-GenderCool-Project.jpg 1200w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gill-Foundation-Power-of-Storytelling-The-GenderCool-Project-300x199.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gill-Foundation-Power-of-Storytelling-The-GenderCool-Project-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gill-Foundation-Power-of-Storytelling-The-GenderCool-Project-768x508.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/familiarity-framing-the-power-of-telling-our-stories/" rel="bookmark" title="Familiarity, Framing & the Power of Telling Our Stories">Familiarity, Framing & the Power of Telling Our Stories</a></h2> <p class="date">February 15, 2024</p> <p>In the work to achieve LGBTQ equality, we are no strangers to the importance of sharing our stories. Storytelling is one of our strongest allies, crucial to every success we’ve had as a movement. Stories act as bridges, connecting us to each other and making the unfamiliar, familiar. Familiarity is the first step toward acceptance….</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/familiarity-framing-the-power-of-telling-our-stories/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6502" class="post-6502 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-families tag-lgbtq-equality tag-transgender" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-progress-weve-made-and-our-promise-to-lgbtq-youth/"><img width="1200" height="801" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Promise-to-LGBTQ-Youth-Gill-Foundation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Promise-to-LGBTQ-Youth-Gill-Foundation.jpg 1200w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Promise-to-LGBTQ-Youth-Gill-Foundation-300x200.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Promise-to-LGBTQ-Youth-Gill-Foundation-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Promise-to-LGBTQ-Youth-Gill-Foundation-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-progress-weve-made-and-our-promise-to-lgbtq-youth/" rel="bookmark" title="The Progress We’ve Made – and Our Promise to LGBTQ Youth">The Progress We’ve Made – and Our Promise to LGBTQ Youth</a></h2> <p class="date">January 25, 2024</p> <p>I often hear mentors and friends in the LGBTQ community – people I trust and admire – share variations on a common sentiment: I know this moment feels bad, but I remember what it was like in the ‘90s, or the ‘70s, or the ‘50s. Believe it or not, things are better today. And we…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-progress-weve-made-and-our-promise-to-lgbtq-youth/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6445" class="post-6445 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-prosperous-colorado tag-lgbtq-equality tag-social-justice" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-mission-to-preserve-a-generations-history/"><img width="1600" height="1067" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History.jpg 1600w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History-300x200.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History-768x512.jpg 768w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rainbows-Revolutions-A-Generations-History-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-mission-to-preserve-a-generations-history/" rel="bookmark" title="A Mission to Preserve a Generation’s History">A Mission to Preserve a Generation’s History</a></h2> <p class="date">October 9, 2023</p> <p>When Tim Gill started the Gill Foundation in 1994, he set out to change Colorado’s trajectory. Amendment 2 had passed two years earlier, writing anti-LGBTQ discrimination into Colorado’s constitution and securing its reputation as the “Hate State.” Tim’s goal was to turn this tide, beat back Amendment 2, and secure nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people,…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-mission-to-preserve-a-generations-history/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6436" class="post-6436 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-families tag-lgbtq-equality tag-transgender tag-unlikely-allies" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/against-a-wave-of-attacks-on-lgbtq-youth-a-reason-for-hope/"><img width="1200" height="800" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LGBTQ-Youth-Reason-for-Hope.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LGBTQ-Youth-Reason-for-Hope.jpg 1200w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LGBTQ-Youth-Reason-for-Hope-300x200.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LGBTQ-Youth-Reason-for-Hope-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LGBTQ-Youth-Reason-for-Hope-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/against-a-wave-of-attacks-on-lgbtq-youth-a-reason-for-hope/" rel="bookmark" title="Against a Wave of Attacks on LGBTQ Youth, a Reason for Hope">Against a Wave of Attacks on LGBTQ Youth, a Reason for Hope</a></h2> <p class="date">September 18, 2023</p> <p>Over the past few years, we’ve seen an unprecedented rise in attacks against LGBTQ Americans, especially transgender youth, peaking with more than 600 anti-LGBTQ bills filed in statehouses this year. We know these attacks are being peddled by bad-faith actors using LGBTQ people as pawns just to rile up their base. But I believe the…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/against-a-wave-of-attacks-on-lgbtq-youth-a-reason-for-hope/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6319" class="post-6319 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-families tag-lgbtq-equality tag-transgender" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-mother-reflects-on-defending-her-family/"><img width="1200" height="602" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amber-Briggle-GLAAD-PSA.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amber-Briggle-GLAAD-PSA.jpg 1200w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amber-Briggle-GLAAD-PSA-300x151.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amber-Briggle-GLAAD-PSA-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amber-Briggle-GLAAD-PSA-768x385.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-mother-reflects-on-defending-her-family/" rel="bookmark" title="A Mother Reflects on Defending Her Family">A Mother Reflects on Defending Her Family</a></h2> <p class="date">May 12, 2023</p> <p>Amber Briggle is a typical mom in a typical American family. She has a loving husband, two wonderful kids, and a supportive community in Denton, TX, where she runs her own small business. But Amber’s family has been forced into a political battle they never asked for. 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