From: daved@convex.com (David Dorfman)
Subject: Re: Won't be in Colorado...
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:57:07 GMT
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In <1d9171INNb16@im4u.cs.utexas.edu> osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) writes:

>Well, I was planning on going through Colorado this winter on my way
>to visit friends in California after Christmas.  Various people even
>invited me to stop by for dinner, etc. (Thanks!)  I was, perhaps more
>than any other state, looking forward to travelling there and seeing
>the sights, especially by motorcycle.  I was looking forward to
>meeting the Colorado denizens.

>However, Colorado yesterday enacted a new state constitutional amendment
>enforcing discrimation against gays and lesbians.  I will, therefore,
>not be spending any money (and therefore) time in the state.  In fact,
>you can be assured that I will not only be encouraging everybody I know to
>boycott the state but also to work as hard as possible to ruin the local
>economy.  Gays didn't put up a fight in Nazi Germany (*), but this time
>it will be different.

>If you live in Colorado, I'm sorry.  I encourage you to fight from
>within or to just leave.  It is sad that what is clearly one of the most
>beautiful states in the union has adopted such a horrific position.
>But, if the events of the last century have taught us anything, it is that
>such outragous violations of human rights and dignity must not be allowed
>to stand.  I intend to fight like hell.

>From soc.motss:
>>It would amend Article 2 of the Colorado Constitution by the addition
>>of Section 30, which states: NO PROTECTED STATUS BASED ON HOMOSEXUAL,
>>LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL ORIENTATION. Neither the State of Colorado,
>>through any of its branches or departments, nor any of its agencies,
>>political subdivisions, municipalities or school districts, shall
>>enact, adopt or enforce any statute, regulation, ordinance or policy
>>whereby homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct,
>>practices or relationships shall constitute or otherwise be the basis
>>of, or entitle any person or class of persons to have or claim any
>>minority status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of
>>discrimination. This Section of the Constitution shall be in all
>>respects self-executing.
>> 
>>Put simply, this amendment says that no town or other governmental
>>subdivision will ever be allowed to vote on the matter of
>>non-discrimination for gay and lesbian people. And if anybody voted on
>>it in the past, such vote is cancelled, voided, over-turned.

>(*)  History lesson:  Amongst the "undesirables" that were rounded up
>and put in concentration camps by the Nazis were homosexuals.  The
>difference is that when the war ended and the survivors of these camps
>were liberated, the gay people were put into prison by allied troops
>because they were "criminals."  The pink triangles worn by these
>prisoners has become a symbol of our struggle for recognition of our
>rights as human beings.

>-
>-John H. Osborn                     - Boycott Colorado
>-osborn@cs.utexas.edu               - Enforced discrimation MUST NOT STAND
>-DOD# 2001  '92 BMW Paris-Dakar     - Queer, Proud, and Angry


OOOHHHHHH NOOOOOOO, I couldn't go skiing in Utah last year because of my political
objections to the anti abortion law, and now I can't ski in Colorado because
of this.

Before you know it I'll be forced to stay in Cambridge , MA permanently.

I'm sorry to say this but I don't find this law to be offensive, it simply 
codifies the opinion that people should NOT be given special protection of
a protected class based on sexual orientation. Other laws designed to protect
human rights of all persons should still apply.

If a person is fired for a reason unrelated to job performance, they should still
be protected. If a person is beaten,, the perpertrator is still subject to arrest.

Sexual orientation should never make a difference, if this is true then why would
a person be entitled to special protections because of their sexual preference.

Many people are discriminated against because of the religion they are born into,
should they be entitled to special protection?

I sympathize with your outrage, but If I were you I would focus on education not
striking out at people.


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