'PLAN TO FIGHT': Meet Z Williams, the green-haired, nose-ringed leader of the resistance against Colorado's voter-approved Propositions 134 and 135.
Z is the director of Bread and Roses Legal Center in Denver. "This is not over. This is just the beginning," Z said. "And also, we have a plan to fight."
Z told CBS News that the trans community began preparing for the possibility of the measures passing about two months before Election Day. Their next steps include pushing state lawmakers to repeal the propositions.
Meanwhile, Rep. Lorena Garcia, who sponsored a bill allowing convicted felons to change their name to match their gender identity in 2024, said nothing is off the table in terms of pursuing legislation to limit or override the impacts of Propositions 134 and 135. She said it depends on what the coalition of organizations working on behalf of transgender people wants to see happen, not the outcome of Tuesday's election.
Protect Kids Colorado, the organization behind the measures, says the results reflect concerns families have raised for years.
"For years, Colorado families asked their elected representatives to take these concerns seriously, only to see legislation repeatedly rejected at the Capitol,"
@ProtectKidsCO Chairman Kevin Lundberg said in a statement. On Election Day, "Coloradans spoke for themselves. They have made clear that the legislature's refusal to act did not reflect the will of the people."
Transgender advocates are planning a 'Trans Rage' demonstration at the State Capitol on Saturday, November 7, calling for lawmakers to repeal Propositions 134 and 135.
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