No Special Rights.” Nationally, an outcry slogan by opposers designated Colorado as the “Hate State.” By 1996, Amendment 2 made it to the United States Supreme Court, and it was struck down as unconstitutional.
Fast forward to 2020 and the current administration recently is rolling back protections for transgender individuals seeking shelter in federally funded homeless shelters.This is the legacy community centers like Inside Out Youth Services (IOYS) work against every day in Colorado.