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- From: rjwill6@PacBell.COM (Rod Williams)
- Subject: Re: Attention Skiers Boycotting Colorado
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.162811.29485@PacBell.COM>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:28:11 GMT
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- An Associated Press story in yesterday's (12/29/92)
- San Francisco Examiner...
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- ASPEN, COLO. -- Singer John Denver and actor Harry
- Hamlin were among celebrities who appeared at a variety
- show to raise money for repeal of Amendment 2, Colorado's
- new anti-gay rights measure.
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- Hamlin drew applause Sunday when he welcomed about 400
- people on behalf of those who want the amendment to
- "disappear from the face of the Earth."
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- Actor Anthony Zerbe also appeared and said: "The way to
- deal with it is to repeal it."
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- John Oates was in the audience but didn't perform. Liza
- Minnelli backed out of the show in observation of a
- boycott of Colorado.
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- The boycott has gained momentum since voters approved
- Amendment 2 on November 3. The measure prohibits
- governments in the state from passing laws barring
- discrimination against gays.
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- Organizers of the benefit expected to raise more than
- $50,000 for the repeal effort.
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