From: glenn@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (GLENN ROBERT ALAN)
Subject: Re: Gay rights and the Colorado bigots
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 00:01:58 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.064022.3047@mercury.cair.du.edu> elesatz@diana.cair.du.edu (Eric LeSatz) writes:
 
>It has nothing to do with hate!!! As I told a user earlier in a
>letter, most straights seriously think that homosexuals are very
>paranoid. Now before jumping to conclusions let me explain. Of all the
>people I know, only one is the "kill them all type". Everyone else
>could frankly care less what you do in bed. But if you say a thing you
>are instantly labeled as a gay basher who 'hates' homosexuals and I
>frankly don't appreciate it. I'm sure your perspective is different,
>but I'm just informing YOU that from our perspective, you have an
>attitude like everyone is out to get you..and I'll have you know that
>is totally untrue.

Maybe, maybe these accusations are true for a FEW of us.  I believe
that there are far more heterosexuals out there that are paranoid about
the gay rights movement going the way some other anti-discrimination
movements have.  Is that any reason to squash the movement with a
repressive constitutional amendment?  ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!  Let's face it,
anti-discrimination laws get abused.  But when black people are
concerned, most people think the good outweighs the bad.  I don't
instantly label people gay-bashers.  But I do know that in at least
1/3 to 1/2 of the restaurants I worked in, one had to keep gay orientation
a big secret to avoid discrimination or being fired.

>This legislation was voted in because the people of Colorado feel that
>sexual orientation is not something that deserves special protection.
>And besides, what is to keep me from saying that I'm gay? Hell, I'd
>definitely do it if it would win me a lawsuit. It certianly doesn't
>compare with someone who is black and everyone knows it.

There weren't any special rights for gays in this state before #2, you
idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The laws said "sexual orientation."  That
includes heteros, too!  You couldn't lie and file a character defamation
suit like that if you were really straight and get away with it.  Besides,
if it could be shown you were fired for legitimate reasons, the courts
would uphold the firing even if you were gay.  If for some weird reason
they didn't, the fault would lie in the court, not the anti-discrimination
law.

>The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. 

Who cares???

>And since the amendment won by quite a
>few votes I doubt it will be repealed by the voters any time soon. 

Most people didn't know what they were voting for.  Soon, they will.  And
#2 will die.

>And as far as your boycott goes, that's a joke! 

WE'RE QUEER, WE'RE HERE, AND WE WON'T GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you think the gay community is just going to shut up after a while,
you're wrong!  We'll do this forever, if that's what it takes.

>If I went in and started talking about how hard a fucked my
>woman the other night I would probably get fired too.

That's an insult.  We don't do things like that.

-Robert A. Glenn
Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering

My opinions are not necessarily those of CU boulder.
My opinions are definitely not the opinions of the CU football department.