Events tagged with "amendment 2"

Historical Events tagged with "amendment 2"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Supreme Court Rules on Gay Rights in Colorado

May 20th, 1996 28 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Romer v. Evans, finding unconstitutional a Colorado constitutional amendment that prohibited any protective legislation for LGBTQ+ individuals. The case arose after the Colorado electorate passed Amendment 2 in 1992, which aimed to prevent municipalities from enacting laws that would protect the rights of gays and lesbians. This ruling was significant in affirming the rights of LGBTQ+ people to secure equal protection under the law.