Celebrating the Respect for Marriage Act

COLAGE Executive Director Jordan Budd released the following statement in response to President Biden signing the “Respect for Marriage Act” into law: I am grateful to see the Democrats in the federal government take seriously the threats against marriage equality...

Queerphobes Do Not Belong in Leadership

COLAGE Executive Director Jordan Budd calls on Los Angeles City Council Members Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, and Gil Cedillo to resign: In a leaked conversation, Los Angeles City Council Member Nury Martinez made racist and queerphobic remarks about fellow City...

Mourn Today, Organize Tomorrow

COLAGE Executive Director Jordan Budd issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson: Just a few weeks ago, a leaked memo of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision signaled this outcome. There was outrage, and rightfully so, but...

Thank You, President Biden

COLAGE Executive Director Jordan Budd issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Pride Month Executive Orders protecting the LGBTQ+ community: We would like to thank President Biden for yesterday’s Executive Orders Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality. We...

LGBTQ Families Day 2022

Mombian, Family Equality, GLAAD, GLAD, PFLAG, and COLAGE Join Forces to Elevate Stories of LGBTQ Families Wednesday, June 1, 2022, is the 17th annual LGBTQ Families Day, a time to celebrate the many families in every state and almost every county of the U.S. that have...

We Say Gay

COLAGE Executive Director Jordan Budd issued the following statement in response to Governor DeSantis’ signature of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill:  I was born and raised in Florida. It has been clear since my childhood that many people would prefer that we not...