DENVER—The gay son of a Republican lawmaker who cast a deciding vote to kill a bill that would have let Colorado couples enter civil unions says his father let down the gay community.
A House committee rejected the proposal 5-4 in a special session that began Monday.
Montrose Republican Don Coram, whose son is gay, voted no. He said he had to set aside his personal interests and represent the conservative values of his rural district. He says he believes the bill essentially proposed gay marriage, which voters rejected in 2006.
Coram’s son, Dee Coram, says there is a time to lead and a time to follow. He tells The Denver Post ( ) his father was given a time to lead, and he didn’t do it.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
