Nick Nondiscriminator has little patience for discrimination and his super power comes to life when he sees it in public places. When Nick raises his index finger, sparks fly and he helps clarify how Colorado's nondiscrimination laws protect LGBT all over the state. Nick can be spotted in restaurants, hotels, concert venues, leasing offices, and schools to name just a few.
What does the LAW mean for Coloradans?
The law, passed as Senate Bill 200, expanded Colorado's anti-discrimination protections in public accommodations, housing and a variety of other areas to include LGBT people.
A place of public accommodation is any business that offers sales or services of any kind to the public, or that offers facilities, privileges, advantages or other accommodations to the public, such as hotels, restaurants, stores, hospitals, clinics, and health clubs.
The housing provisions protect LGBT people by ensuring that landlords, any entity that provides a lease, sellers, homeowner associations, lenders, real estate agencies, insurers, advertisers, cities, counties, government agencies, and others involved in showing, selling, renting, transferring, or leasing housing or residential real estate.
One key area this law covers is requiring that schools have a transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination policy in place to protect LGBT youth. This law means that all people in Colorado are assured equal access!
Individuals who have experienced discrimination and would like to file a complaint should contact the Colorado Civil Rights Division at 303-894-2997 or go to their website at: www.dora.state.co.us/civil-rights/
Note that charges of discrimination must be filed within a certain time period of the last date of the alleged discriminatory action: accommodations charges must be filed within 60 days and housing charges must be filed within 1 year.
For additional information on this law, click here: http://www.dora.state.co.us/civil-rights/Sexual_Orientation/SexualOrientationPublicAccomodationsFAQBrochure.pdf
