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Subject: Re: Full text of Colorado Amendment #2
Date: 12 Jan 1993 04:44:09 +1030
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Full text of Colorado Amendment #2

In article <1993Jan9.212257.14043@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> John Baker,
jbaker@gmuvax2.gmu.edu writes:
>In article <1993Jan9.141640.937@uoft02.utoledo.edu> gklein@uoft02.utoledo.edu 
>(Gary Klein, bear-at-heart) writes:
>]     Read the full text for yourself, then decide...
>]
>]----------------------------------------
>]Colorado #2:
>]
>]Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:
>]
>]Article 2, of the Colorado Constitution is amended by the addition of Section
>]30, which shall state as follows:
>]
>]NO PROTECTION 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.
>]---------------------------------------
>]
>]     Why should RELIGION be a valid factor when looking at "protected status or
>]claim of discrimination", but not sexuality?
>]
>
>Religious beliefs are NOT a basis for determining minority status or
>quota preferences.  This law ensures that homosexuals do not get
>preferential treatment over heterosexuals.
>
>----
>John

        Religious beliefs are entitled to "protected status or claim of
discrimination". True though they are not entitled to quota preferences or
minority status ( with few exceptions ).

        I don't think homosexuals are looking for "preferential" treatment.
What they _are_ looking for is protection from hate crimes ( ie. KKK,
twisted teenagers ), job discimination ( ie. getting fired for bringing a
same sex date to the company party ), health care and financials. Health
care and financials: being declined for a loan because you live with
someone of the same sex. Being denied life insurance benefits because the
relationship was not a "proper" male-female couple. Being denied joint
credit, and checking accounts because you want the account shared with your
lover who happens to be the same sex as yourself. Being denied health
coverage _because_ you're gay, _not_ because your at a higher risk for
contracting AIDS ( ie. many homosexuals do practice safe, therefore a more
apropriate riteria would surround safe sex practices ).
        
        In fact, due to the level of education and understanding in the
homosexual community, a straight person between the ages of 15-25 is at
higher risk of contracting AIDS than a homosexual _male_ between the ages
of 15-25.

        If were going to continue this thread, we should continue in a
proper fourum like alt.personals.misc, alt.politics.homosexuality or email.

        Aaron





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