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From: RMVLUG_4@FLINT.MINES.COLORADO.EDU (FRANK BERNDT)
Subject: Springs may leave Mayors' Conference
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 03:29:05 GMT

Rocky Mountain News	Tuesday Jan 19,1993


Springs might leave mayors' group

by Dick Foster
Rocky Mountain News Southern Bureau

Colorado Springs -- Mayor Robert Isaac said Wednesday that the City 
Council may decide next week whether the city will stay in the U.S. 
Conference of Mayors in the wake of the group pulling its convention 
from the city.

"The council has to appropriate the money. I'm not going to pay the 
dues by myself," Mayor Robert Isaac said Wednesday. "There's some 
arguments to stay in. There's some arguments to get out. I'll listen to 
what council has to say."

The mayor has just returned from a Monday meeting of the 
Conference of Mayors' executive committee in Washington, D.C., 
where it officially coted to hold the 1993 convention in New York 
City. The group pulled its convention from Colorado Springs because 
of Amendment 2.

Isaac, a former president of the conference, had addressed the 
committee with frank speech. He noted that few cities have 
ordinances prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians. He 
chided the mayors for trying to "blackmail" cities into taking 
"politically correct" positions in exchange for economic blessings.

"I'd like to have the conference here, but not under those 
circumstances.... If we have to toe the line to the political positions of 
the majority of the conference of mayors, it's not worth it," he said.

Isaac reflected on his city's rejection and the change it represents in 
the mayors' organization.

"Over the years I've been there, and I'm in my 14th year, they've gone 
more from substance to symbolism, more from reality to 
perception," he said.

Isaac is a lawyer who seems to thrive on mastering reams of federal 
regulations, then arguing with federal officials to mitigate their 
financial impact on cities. But he says such nuts-and-bolts work is 
passe in the conference of mayors.

"That kind of bores them," he said. "Some of them would rather 
march on Washington in some symbolic act for political purposes. I 
guess I'm not a good politician because I don't believe that's what the 
people want. I think they want us to represent them and to have some 
principles."


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From: RMVLUG_4@FLINT.MINES.COLORADO.EDU (FRANK BERNDT)
Subject: Amendment 2 Vigil
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 03:29:26 GMT

Rocky Mountain News	Thursday Jan 21,1993

AP

Anti-Amendment 2 vigil draws 200 to capitol

A candlelight vigil protesting Amendment 2 drew about 200 people to 
the west steps of the capitol Tuesday evening.

The crowd braved temperatures in the low 20s to hear speakers 
criticize the Bush administration's record on civil rights and Colorado's 
passage of the amendment, which bans anti-discrimination laws for 
homosexuals.

The vigil, organized by Todd Chamberlin, a senior at the University of 
Colorado and president of Communities United for Equality, was one of 
hundreds around the nation designed to "cue" President Clinton to a 
100-day plan for civil rights drawn up by the National Organization for 
Women.

"Tonight and throughout this week, communities throughout the 
United States and the world will stand united with communities here in 
Colorado as a show of solidarity for equality and human rights," 
Chamberlin said.

"We must seize this opportunity to bring ourselves together, for there 
are agents of evil out there dividing American against American, 
Coloradan against Coloradan, friend against friend, family member 
against family member," he said.

Tobi Hail, chairwoman of the Lesbian Rights Task Force of NOW of 
Colorado, got the crowd cheering by urging, "Let's hear it for Judge 
Bayless."

Denver District Judge Jeff Bayless last week issued a temporary 
restraining order barring Amendment 2 from taking effect until a 
lawsuit challenging its constitutionality has been resolved.

Chamberlin said the state's voters "fueled the stoves of hatred and 
intolerance" by passing the amendment in November.

The voters' decision "made me, for the first time in my life, feel 
ashamed and scared to be an American, feel ashamed and scared to be 
a Christian," Chamberlin said.

"For the passage of Amendment 2 tears away at the very heart and very 
soul of our state and our nation," he said.


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From: RMVLUG_4@FLINT.MINES.COLORADO.EDU (FRANK BERNDT)
Subject: James Taylor Boycotts Colorado
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 03:29:41 GMT

Rocky Mountain News	Tuesday Jan 19,1993


James Taylor boycotts Colorado, Will skip Telluride bluegrass fest

by Michael Mehle
Rocky Mountain News Staff writer

James Taylor has joined the boycott of Colorado, meaning last year's 
headline performer at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival won't return 
this summer, his agent said.

Taylor will not perform in Colorado until Amendment 2 is repealed, 
said agent Peter Stiglin. Stiglin predicted other scheduled acts would 
follow suit.

The announcement came three days after a Denver judge granted a 
preliminary injunction halting the amendment from becoming law 
until a trial can be held.

Taylor joins stars Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers and 
Whoopi Goldberg in the boycott.

In a tongue-in-cheek approach to fund-raising, Boycott Colorado Inc. 
is selling tickets to the Boycott Ball June 27.

The ball, however, is a non-event. Announcements read:"This event 
will not be held in the beautiful Radisson ballroom or any other 
ballroom in Colorado." A $15 contribution, however, will buy a ticket 
suitable for framing.


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From: WAND_M@gold.colorado.edu
Subject: Mayors opt for New York
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 04:41:17 GMT

Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs
January 20, 1993

By Kelly Richmond, States News Sdervice

WASHINGTON--New York City will host the U.S. Conference of Mayors convention 
that was pulled from Colorado Springs because of Amendment 2.

During the weekend, the mayors' site selection committee recommended Reno, 
Nev., as the replacement for Colorado Springs.  But on Tuesday, conference 
leaders opted for New York, which has a gay rights ordinance.

The conference's president, Mayor Bill Althaus of York, Pa., declined to say 
why New York won out.  The reasons "were internal discussions within the 
(executive) committee" he said.

Colorado Springs mayor Robert Isaac, a former president of the mayors 
conference, broke a tie on the site-selection panel between Reno and New York 
City.  He warned on Monday that New York would lobby for the convention, which 
will attract 1,500 mayors and city officials.

The mayors' executive committee voted last month to move the June convention 
because of the Amendment 2-inspired boycott of Colorado.  It was New York Mahor 
David Dinkins who first suggested that the conference honor the boycott.

In a statement Tuesday, Isac said he preferrec Reno because it had "remained 
above the fray."  He added that it would be difficult for him to attend the 
conference in New York, a city that would directly benefit from calls for the 
boycott.

Gay rights groups organized a boycott of Colorado after voters approved 
Amendment 2, which prohibits laws that extend civil rights protections to 
homosexuals based on sexual preference.  The law is on hold pending the outcome 
of a court challenge.

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From: Michael Doherty <doherty@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Chung invitation withdrawn due to criticism
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Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 03:34:39 GMT

Daily Camera                           reprinted without permission
Boulder, Colorado
01/27/93

Chung invitation withdrawn due to criticism
Associated Press

GRAND JUNCTION -- Connie Chung's invitation to speak at a banquet
Friday was withdrawn to spare her further criticism for violating the
Amendment 2 boycott of Colorado, the manager of the CBS affiliate
here said Tuesday.
     Chung, a CBS newswoman based in New York, had been criticized by
New York Boycott Colorado for being the keynote speaker at the Grand
Junction Chamber of Commerce banquet this Friday.
     New York Boycott Colorado, which is attempting to enforce a
boycott of Colorado because of its passage of an anti-gay-rights
amendment, distributed thousands of leaflets in New York protesting
Chung's scheduled appearance at the banquet.
     Joe Carriere, general manager of KREX-TV, said Tuesday that he
wrote Chung a letter withdrawing the invitation, which he extended
before Amendment 2 was approved by Colorado voters on Nov. 3.
     "I didn't want to put her in a position of no-win. If she came,
she was taking one side; if she didn't she was taking another," he
said. "She was getting a lot of flack. She didn't pull herself out. I
made the determination."


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From: WAND_M@gold.colorado.edu
Subject: Foes accuse state of rushing review
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The Denver Post
January 22, 1993

Amendment 2 appeal under fire

By Howard Pankratz, Legal Affairs Wrier

Amendment 2 opponents accused state lawyers yesterday of rushing the Colorado 
Supreme Court into reviewing a Denver judge's decision blocking implementation 
of Amendment 2.

In a motion to the high court, Jean Dubofsky--an attorney for the coalition of 
homosexuals and three Colorado cities fighting the amendment--stressed that her 
clients are more interested in a well-informed decision than an expedited one.  
The legal maneuver follows a plea by the state earlier this week.

The state asked the high court to review as quickly as possible Denver District 
Judge Jeff Bayless' decision to issue a preliminary injunction putting the 
amendment on hold.  It cited the severity of Bayless' ruling, calling it an 
extraordinary step that involves issues never before considered or ruling on by 
the high court, as reason for the fast ruling.

Amendment 2 has moved from the voting booths to the courts after homosexuals 
and Denver, Aspen and Boulder joined to prevent the measure from taking effect 
Jan. 15.  Despite a majority approving the ballot measure, opponents took the 
issue to court and temporarily won when Bayless ruled a week ago that the 
majority could not violate other residents' rights.

The amendment nulifies gay-rights laws in Denver, Boulder and Aspen and 
prohibits the state and local governments from enacting similar laws in the 
future.

Once Bayless ruled, the state appealed to the Supreme Court.  Pending also is a 
trial to determine the constitutionality of Amendment 2.  Bayless will preside 
over that trial, the date of which has not been set.

Now, with the state's request to review the ruling, opponents of the anti-gay 
rights measure argue that it's critical the justices have a complete transcript 
of the four-day hearing and a copy of Bayless' ruling before reviewing the 
case.

Up to three months are allowed for such transcripts to reach the Supreme Court, 
Dubofsky said.  Under normal conditions, a decision wouldn't be expected for 18 
months.

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From: WAND_M@gold.colorado.edu
Subject: Reaction
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 04:40:10 GMT

Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs

January 16, 1993

"This is the most incredible week of my life.  For the judge to suggest that 
the expansion of civil rights and a skewed sense of morality is not a basis for 
denying rights to gays and lesbians--I've been waiting to hear that all of my 
life."  Richard Evans, lead plaintiff in the case.

"He (the judge) said the people of Colorado don't hate homosexuals.  He said it 
was a good faith effort on the voters' part to do what they thought (was 
right)."  State Attorney Tim Tymkovich.

"The judge made a very good (point) that nobody in Colorado wants a bad law on 
the books.  This is an opportunity for the courts to check and balance and make 
sure it is doing the right thing."  Kevin Tebedo, leader of Colorado for 
Family Values.

"It's precedent-setting.  Civil rights law hasn't been used in history to 
exclude someone from protection.  The eyes of the nation are watching, and I 
think it's uncomfortable for Colorado and particularly uncomfortable for 
Colorado Springs."  Bruce Loeffler, Ground Zero spokesman.

"It is my hope that we will be able to bring people together.  We all live in 
one state, and we need to respect the rights of all people."  Denver Mayor 
Wellington Webb, whose city is a plaintiff in the case.

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From: WAND_M@gold.colorado.edu
Subject: Edit.-Amendment 2 debate matures
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The Denver Post
January 19, 1993

Both Colorado's gay and lesbian community and its frequent adversary, Colorado 
for Family Values, showed a growing maturity last week as the battle over 
Amendment 2 culminated in a court order stopping the anti-gay-rights measure 
from taking effect at least until after the Colorado Supreme Court reviews it.

Immediately after the ruling by Denver District Judge Jeffrey Bayless, CFV's 
Kevin Tebedo said, "As one of the founders of Colorado for Family Values, we 
want to urge the people of Colorado who voted for Amendment 2 not to view this 
as a setback.  We are on the cutting edge nationally here, and America has 
always wanted to take its time in situations like this to make sure we're being 
fair and doing the right thing."

Tebedo's statement should go a long way to help calm the Colorado citizens who 
voted in favor of Amendment 2 by reminding them, as Judge Bayless did, that we 
live in a "constitutional democracy" where checks and balances enshrined in the 
U.S. Constitution ensure that the rights of individuals are not violated by 
majorities acting in the passion of the moment.

As Tebedo noted, the process of judicial review will continue through the 
Colorado Supreme Court and, possibly, federal courts as well.  And in the end, 
whether Amendment 2 survives or not, Coloradans will have the satisfaction of 
knowing that the rights of all of us have been balanced and safeguarded to the 
full extent of the law.

Similarly, it was heartening to see 19 gay and lesbian organizations strongly 
condemn the anti-Catholic vandalism at Mount Olivet cemetery on Jan. 14.  In a 
Jan. 15 statement, the coalition said it was "outraged at the actions of 
individuals who have violated the law by disrespecting images or belongings of 
any individual or institution who may be, rightly or wrongly, associated with 
the passage of Amendment 2."

The extended debate on Amendment 2 is far from over.  But Judge Bayless' ruling 
and the mature response shown by Colorado for Family Values and the gay and 
lesbian community alike should go a long way to ensure that it is resolved in 
responsible legal and political channels rathaer than spasms of violence and 
bigotry.

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Subject: Results of interviews of "the man on the street"
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By the Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs
January 17, 1993

"It makes your vote useless.  It doesn't matter if you're for or against 
something.  The other side will just go to court and try to change it."  Dennis 
Robinson, aircraft mechanic.

"The amendment is unconstitutional and legalizes discrimination.  The majority 
of people thought slavery was OK.  That didn't make it right.  The majority of 
people thought the Earth was flat.  That didn't make it flat."  Joe Reininger, 
custodian.

"I'm not an expert on the law, but we should go with the will of the people."  
Carrie Hooper, mortgage company underwriter.

"I think they're going to waste a lot of money going with this."  Debby 
Hammett, restaurant owner.

"We can't just say now, 'Well, I don't like President Clinton.  Let's go to 
court and see if we can get him out.'"  Terry Brah, Army pilot.

"I think legally he had to do it.  He followed the law.  I might not agree or 
like it, but if the judge thinks it might be unconstitutional, he had to stop 
it."  Judi Nishikawa, elementary school teacher.

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