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- From: perrier@teal.csn.org (Perry A. Branch)
- Subject: Re: Don't boycott all of Colorado
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- References: <Nov21.191046.83801@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1992Nov21.235357.29636@col.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 03:14:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov21.235357.29636@col.hp.com> kary@col.hp.com (Dan Kary) writes:
- >freedman@cs.colostate.edu (keith freedman) writes:
- [text deleted]
- >Before #2 was passed there were no laws in Colorado Springs or the State of
- >Colorado protecting homosexuals. Any claims of discrimination would have to
- >be filed in federal court. That remains true in all of Colorado except Aspen,
- >Boulder and Denver where there was (actually still is until January) specific
- >municipal protection for homosexuals. [etc...]
-
-
- The laws in Denver, Boulder and Aspen will still exist in January. The big
- difference will be that homosexuals, lesbians and bi-sexuals will be
- excluded from coverage of these laws because of Ammendment 2. These laws
- prohibit discrimination based on SEXUAL ORIENTATION and don't single out a
- particular group. (unlike Ammendment 2) Hetrosexuals will still be protected
- by these laws. In fact, by passing 2, Boulder, Denver and Aspen will give
- hetrosexuals the dreaded "Protected Status" I guess that means hetros must
- be lobbying for quotas and minority status. Maybe I should start a petition.
-
- The antidiscrimination laws in the previously mentioned cities are NOT
- gay-rights laws. They don't give homosexuals protected status
- ABOVE hetrosexuals. These repeated fallacies are (in my opinion) a major
- reason many people voted for 2. I've seen these false and misleading comments
- made by some of the folks that obviously opposed 2. The media (you remember,
- the ones that "fought against 2") talked about the gay-rights laws in Boulder,
- Aspen and Denver all the time, clouding the truth and feeding exactly the
- emotional fear and anger that 2 needed to pass.
-
-
- >Dan Kary
-
-
- Perry A. Branch
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