In the final episode of Hate State: The tactics behind 1992’s Amendment 2 never went away, and next week’s votes on a trans sports ban and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors could make Colorado the first blue state to pass such measures.
Historian Bryant Simon writes on a century of bathroom panic, from gay entrapment campaigns to Jim Crow to today’s anti-trans bills, and why he thinks single-user stalls are the fix.
Chris Fazzari is a journalist and photographer whose work can be seen in art galleries around Denver and can be heard on your favorite podcasts like Youth on Rewind, Echoes from the Collection and more.
In the final episode of Hate State: The tactics behind 1992’s Amendment 2 never went away, and next week’s votes on a trans sports ban and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors could make Colorado the first blue state to pass such measures.
In Episode 2 of Hate State: Amendment 2 heads to the U.S. Supreme Court, and how Colorado went from a battleground over gay rights to a testing ground for a new generation of anti-LGBTQ+ legal challenges.
In 1992, Colorado became known as the “Hate State” after voters approved an amendment targeting LGBTQ+ rights, setting the stage for a political playbook that continues to shape the fight for equality today.
Propositions 134 and 135 revive a 30-year-old fight in Colorado over whether the rights of a politically vulnerable LGBTQ+ group should be put directly to voters.
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