Leslie Herod
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Leslie Herod
@leslieherod
Colorado State Representative she | her | hers
Denver
Joined June 2009
- and just as i’m hearing the news, i get tagged by some horrible, right winged site trying to target me for supporting trans youth. Hell yes I support trans youth! and your threats and trolls won’t stop me from ALWAYS standing up against hate.
- I just got a call from my mother. She’s in a nursing home and has been feeling pretty blue recently. “Les, did you see that? It happened. Today is a good day. ” I could hear the pride and excitement in her voice. Today is a good day indeed. #JudgeKetanjiBrownJackson
- “KILL THEM ALL”. This is beyond problematic, it is dangerous. How can this man still have his job and his boss call him a “good officer” when he is caught red-handed inciting violence against protestors? How can the ppl of the Springs feel safe knowing he is still on the streets?‘Kill Them All’: Colorado Springs Officer Keith Wrede Used Fake Name To Post Comments About Protesters denver.cbslocal.com/2020/08/11/kei…
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- If you’re not outraged, you aren’t paying attention. Note: the “stolen vehicle” they were looking for was a motorcycle, not a SUV.
- Yesterday, in the midst of another crazy day, I received a call from @KamalaHarris. She thanked me for my work on SB217 and encouraged me to keep up the fight. Today I wake up ready to do just that. #ForThePeople #trustblackwomen
- Wildfire. In December. The worst in Colorado history. None of this is normal. We are not ok.
- This is what I have to deal with Every. Damn. Day. #onwepressColorado State Rep Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) referred to a colleague as “Buckwheat,” leading to a heated exchange and brief recess of the House. #coleg #copolitics #9News
00:00 - ‘There are Christians who are LGBT people. There are Christians who support LGBT people. We cannot continue to use religion to divide us.’ — This lawmaker made a deeply personal call for sex education that is inclusive of queer students
00:00 - Waking up this morning to hear that another LGBTQ+ nightclub, this time in my hometown of Colorado Springs, was attacked by a heavily armed gunman has left me devastated and numb. I am sure fury and heartache will follow in the days to come. 1/8
- You want to honor the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg? RISE UP. Fight like hell. Fight like #RBG
- 🚨 We did it! 🚨 Today @GovofCO signed the #SB217 the Colorado Law Enforcement Accountability and Integrity Act into law! I can’t say it enough, this would not have been possible without YOU. PROTESTS = POLICY CHANGE. #blacklivesmatter
