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Colorado Amendment 2 Amendment 2 was a ballot measure approved by Colorado voters on November 3, , simultaneously with the United States presidential election. The amendment prevented municipalities from enacting anti-discrimination laws protecting gay, lesbian, or bisexual people. The amendment's enactment prompted a widespread. In response to "Don't Ask Don't Tell", Amendment 2 in Colorado, rising hate crimes, and on-going discrimination against the LGBTQ community an estimated , to one million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation on April 25, In the s, state lawmakers twice passed legislation banning gay marriage.

Both bills were vetoed by former Gov. Roy Romer, a Democrat. The legislature tried a third time in , and Gov. Bill Owens, a Republican, signed a law banning same-sex marriage. Then, in , Colorado voters passed Amendment 43, by 56% to 44%, adding the provision to the state constitution that recognized only. Amendment 2 was a ballot initiative passed by Colorado voters in that prohibited the state from enacting anti-discrimination protections for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.

If Obergefell is ever overturned, gay and lesbian couples would face a setback. Steadman believes that the big-ticket items of the LGBT liberation movement have been accomplished in Colorado. He says remaining issues have become smaller in impact — such as rights of gay couples in senior living homes — but still are real and affecting people. Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit?

Amendment 2 in Colorado sought to deny gays and lesbians protection against discrimination, claiming that such rights were "special rights. Listen now. Excerpts from StoryCorps StoryCorps visited Colorado Springs for the month of June to record stories from members of the community. Bridges and her wife first entered a civil union in The Rev.

But it took several more decades for same-sex couples to start gaining support again. Repudiated by credible historians, the book is nevertheless praised by the Family Research Council and sold by several anti-gay organizations. But voters may soon change that. Then in , Colorado allowed same-sex civil unions.

Evans , U. Current and former Colorado state Democratic lawmakers are praising the U. Colorado is one of 30 states that still has a statewide ban on same-sex marriage in its constitution. KRCC is airing excerpts of some of the interviews on the radio. Schultz, eds. Bring in some agents of cleansing. Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound.

Hardwick holding that state anti-sodomy statutes are constitutional. Later that month, President George W. By Caitlyn Kim. DOMA also made same-sex married couples ineligible for financial aid that was otherwise available to heterosexual married couples. George W. To head off that chance, Colorado lawmakers, urged by a coalition of groups known as Freedom to Marry Colorado , passed a measure this year to put the question to voters.

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Colorado's Evolution Toward Marriage Equality Has Been Incremental, But Quick

Constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage pass by wide margins in all 11 states, including Ohio and Oregon. The evolution in Colorado since , when same sex marriage was banned in the state, has been incremental. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado.

Colorado voters approve Amendment 2, overturning municipal laws protecting lesbians and gay men from discrimination.

Anti-gay groups cheer the U. An estimated , turn out for Oct. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry.