ONE COLORADO EDUCATION FUND
1490 LAFAYETTE STREET STE 404, DENVER, CO 80218 www.one-colorado.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ONE COLORADO EDUCATION FUND (OCEF) IS COMMITTED TO SECURING AND PROTECTING EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) COLORADANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

-EXPANDED OCEF'S SUPPORTER LIST BY OVER 15,000 NEW SUPPORTERS, FOR A TOTAL OF 105,000 SUPPORTERS STATEWIDE -PUBLISHED THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD -ONE COLORADO WAS FEATURED IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN'S ANNUAL "STATE EQUALITY INDEX REPORT- AND COLORADO IS NOW RANKED AMONG THE TOP STATES FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY WITH REGARDS TO LAW AND POLICY -COORDINATED A COALITION TO DEVELOP THREE HEALTH-RELATED BUYER'S GUIDES ON TOPICS RELATED TO COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE FOR TRANSGENDER COLORADANS, COVERAGE FOR HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, AND COVERAGE FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PRESCRIPTIONS -COORDINATED THE STATEWIDE LGBTQ HEALTH COALITION TO ELEVATE ISSUES IMPACTING COLORADANS IN AREAS OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE -PUBLISHED THE TRANSGENDER BUYER'S GUIDE, WHICH HIGHLIGHED THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME, ALL CARRIERS HAVE REMOVED THER EXCLUSIONS RELATED TO TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE AND ALL CARRIERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE FOR TRANSGENDER-RELATED CARE -OCEF CONDUCTED A MULTI-METHOD SURVEY OF THE HEALTH NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES OF MORE THAN 2,500 LGBTQ COLORADANS. PUBLISHED IN 2019, THE REPORT IDENTIFIES A GAP BETWEEN THE LEGAL AND LIVED EQUALITY OF LGBTQ COLORADANS, AND REVEALS THAT TRANSGENDER COLORADANS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WORSE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND GREATER DISPARITIES COMPARED TO THEIR LGBQ COUNTERPARTS; -USING THE FINDINGS OF THE 2019 "CLOSING THE GAP: THE TURNING POINT FOR LGBTQ HEALTH" REPORT, OCEF CONVENED A COALITION OF HEALTH POLICY EXPERTS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TO CREATE SUBSTANTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDERS, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND POLICY MAKERS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY -COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FINALLY REACHED 100% COMPLIANCE WITH THE "SCHOOL BULLYING PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM" (HB11-1254), AN ANTI- BULLYING LAW PASSED IN 2011 THAT REQUIRES ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CREATE STRICT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO PREVENT BULLYING. -OCEF PARTNERED WITH THE COLORADO LAWYERS COMMITTEE AND OTHER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO COMPLY WITH HB11-1254 -OCEF RELAUNCHED THE GSA (GENDER-SEXUALITIES ALLIANCE) LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, WHICH CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS, WHO FACILITATE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AS ADVOCATES FOR LGBTQ YOUTH AND SUPPORTS THE COLORADO GSA NETWORK. -ONE COLORADO HOSTED FOUR GSA LEADERSHIP SUMMITS IN FORT COLLINS, DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS, AND GRAND JUNCTION TO ENHANCE STUDENT'S ADVOCACY SKILLS AND ABILITY TO DEVELOP AND GROW GSAS AT THEIR SCHOOLS. THE SUMMITS HAD A TOTAL OF 290 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARENTS. -COORDINATED THE "COLORADO EQUALITY COALITION," A STATEWIDE COALITION REPRESENTING 43 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH LGBTQ COLORADANS TO SHARE RESOURCES, EVENTS, AND UPDATES ON LGBTQ ISSUES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL -PARTICIPATED IN 19 PRIDES ACROSS COLORADO AND COLLECTED PETITION SIGNATURES SUPPORTING THE NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL -CONDUCTED REGIONAL ALLY AWARDS EVENTS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, GRAND JUNCTION, AND DENVER TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF ALLIES OF LGBTQ EQUALITY ACROSS THE STATE -BROUGHT OVER 150 INDIVIDUALS TO TESTIFY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON ISSUES IMPACTING LGBTQ COLORADANS AND THEIR FAMILIES -ENGAGED A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF SUPPORTERS TO ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION WHICH ULTIMATELY WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, "PROHIBIT CONVERSION THERAPY FOR A MINOR" (HB19-1129) AND JUDE'S LAW (HB19-1039) WHICH REMOVES BARRIERS FOR TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY COLORADANS TO UPDATE THEIR IDENITY DOCUMENTS TO REFLECT THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES.

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