Political candidates face uptick in anti-LGBT attack ads.

Colorado Rep. Brianna Titone, left, confers with Sen. Brittany Pettersen before Colorado Governor Jared Polis delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado Legislature in the State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo: David Zalubowski / AP file)

State Rep. Brianna Titone, who made history in 2018 when she became the first transgender lawmaker in Colorado, is now running for her second term. But while her platform focuses on the bread-and-butter issues of transportation, education and jobs, her opponents…