Don’t support J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans attacks
Re: “Harry Potter blitzes Denver with Broadway tour, 1,000-plus drones,” May 27 news story
I recently learned that the Denver Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” and that a separate Harry Potter Exhibition will be held on South Broadway starting June 26. I cannot express how disappointed I am that a performing arts center is hosting content that directly finances . She has used her proceeds from the franchise to say things that directly harm trans people both in the U.S. and the U.K.
The exhibition is a slap in the face to every trans person in the city and state. I moved to Colorado from Alabama to be able to live my life as a trans woman. For my adopted city to send profits to her, which will be used to fund misery for trans people, is, frankly, disgusting. The DCPA should reconsider its support for the eradication of trans people like me.
Abby Jane Morton, Denver
Obama at the library; Trump at the fight
Here we have former President Barack Obama at the opening of his presidential center, sounding like a true leader with a clear vision of what is going on in this country and where it should be headed.
While over here, we have UFC referee and Iranian chump Donald Trump, who does whatever he wants without regard for the Constitution, Congress, or the American people.
Itap been said, you don’t know what you have until you lose it.
Craig Marshall Smith, Highlands Ranch
Shutdown Colorado’s coal plants
Re: “Experts: Extensions prolong health hit,” June 18 news story
Itap a shame that we must keep Colorado’s dirty coal plants burning past their planned retirement dates. I feel sorry for all who will continue to breathe dirtier air, especially for children and people with respiratory problems. Apparently, we for delivering clean energy from new large-scale wind and solar projects. Rooftop solar and community solar do not require expensive transmission upgrades and are relatively fast to deploy. Currently, rooftop solar is too expensive for most people. It suffers from an excess of red tape that slow installations and raises its costs. Our legislature should work on reducing these barriers during its next session.
Bob Walker, Denver
Salazar is right, we need inclusivity
Re: “Longtime Colorado politician promotes unity in book,” June 21 news story
Congratulations to Judith Kohler for her excellent review, and Ken Salazar himself for his forthcoming book “Borderlands – My Fight for an Inclusive America.” Inclusivity in America is always our shared fight and responsibility, especially now. Salazar’s call for a new American, Canadian, and Mexican Alliance is a must.
Just as urgent is the need for radical immigration reform, and also new and clear pathways to citizenship.
First, we need immediate relief for our Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) graduates. These educated, degree-winning young people, who are now adults, have outgrown their childhoods with hard-working, law-abiding, taxpaying undocumented parents to become so themselves. They need protection from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s quasi-legal deportations. We have invested our resources in these dreamers, and they are returning so much more to us.
Second, we need immediate pathways to citizenship for employed, law-abiding, tax-paying folks who were legal immigrants, but have expired Visas. They never illegally crossed our borders.
Borderlands are not a line drawn in the sand; they are a common living zone, and culture exists on both sides of that line. Residents of borderlands are by definition bilingual; their cultures mixed and distinctive. Their schools, churches, and law enforcement tend to be the best on both sides. They should be clarified, and their residents should be allowed short-term easy access to both sides of the border. Here is where asylum seekers can safely await clearance. Even deportees could be held there.
Can’t wait for this excellent forthcoming book.
Mary Estill Buchanan, Boulder
Editor’s note: Buchanan is a former Colorado secretary of state.
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