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Thirty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Romer v. Evans, the landmark case that struck down Colorado's Amendment 2 as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Following tireless work and expert strategy from attorney Jean Dubofsky and her team, the Court ruled that our country's laws could not carve out people from fundamental civil rights protections.

This decision marked a sea change. In the decades that followed, Romer v. Evans would serve as a basis for rulings that struck down so**my laws and the Defense of Marriage Act—and ultimately secured the to marry nationwide.

It also started conversations. "People were less afraid," Tim Gill said. "Politicians were less afraid of discussing the issue and expressing positive opinions. So the real legacy is the change it made in people’s minds."

But that work is far from over. As Tim put it, "I don’t think you’re ever finished.” Read more from The Colorado Sun on the living legacy of Romer v. Evans and the ongoing work to defend treatment for LGBTQ people in Colorado and across the country:

30 years ago, a landmark Supreme Court decision bolstered LGBTQ+ rights — and changed Colorado’s “Hate State” reputation Thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Romer v. Evans overturned Colorado's Amendment 2 and ended its "Hate State" reputation.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the future of so-called "conversion therapy," the International Day to is an important reminder to do everything we can to protect young people from the enormous harms of this dangerous practice.

youth do not need to be "fixed." They need to be loved and supported. And there's a clear scientific consensus that conversion therapy hurts the young people it pretends to help.

This year, the Supreme Court will decide Chiles v. Salazar, a case that challenges Colorado's ban on conversion therapy by state-licensed practitioners. The ruling could undo restrictions on conversion therapy across the country — making it all the more important to take opportunities like today to broadcast the truth about conversion therapy and its harmful impact on .

Learn more through The National Center for LGBTQ Rights "Born Perfect" project:

Born Perfect - National Center for LGBTQ Rights In June 2014, NCLR launched Born Perfect, a program to end conversion therapy, by passing laws across the country to protect LGBTQ children and young people, fighting in courtrooms to ensure their safety, and raising awareness about the serious harms caused by these dangerous practices. Few practice...