30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputation

30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputation

Thirty years ago today, Jenny Pizer was at home in California when her phone rang a little after dawn. Pizer is an attorney who at the time had recently joined the staff of an organization called Lambda Legal, which fights for LGBTQ+ rights nationwide. The organization had been heavily involved in the legal fight against a Colorado ballot measure known as Amendment 2 that prohibited local jurisdictions from passing laws banning discrimination ag…