Homosexuality has been common in many cultures throughout history, but not always known. When it came about in society many religions thought it as sinful. As a result, being gay or lesbian was a crime, punishable by death. In the twentieth century homosexuality took a turn around. As a result gay bashing became common in America. In November 13, 1986 on The Oprah Winfrey Show, a boy

In November of 1992 Colorado tried to pass an amendment against homosexuals gaining special rights. The purpose of the amendment was to deny homosexuals special rights, through any of Colorado's state branches or departments or any of its agencies. When this amendment was passed civil liberties groups and gay rights groups around the nation called for a boycott of Colorado. Consequently, the state lost about $40 million in convention and tourist business. In 1994 the Colorado Supreme Court declared that the state's anti-gay rights measure, Amendment 2, was unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy states, "We must conclude that Amendment 2 classifies homosexuals not to further a proper legislative end but to make them unequal to everyone else. This Colorado cannot do. A State cannot so deem a class of persons a stranger to its laws" (ACLU Briefing Paper, "The Rights of Lesbian..."). Discrimination in our country is unconstitutional under the First, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The Fifth, Fourteenth, and Ninth Amendments all state something about the right to privacy, and prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender religion and disability. The First Amendment states freedom of speech and association. So how do states get away with discriminating against homosexuals? People argue that homosexuals behavior is what should stop

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