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In article <mj3XxQ9ytxPH089yn@csn.net> ThadSmith@acm.org writes:
>In article <315f499e.0@news.paradise.net>, RT <wolfd@paradise.net> wrote:
>
>>But here's a little news flash for ya.  If the Supreme Court does uphold 
>>Amendment 2 - how many gays are going to STAY in Colorado?  Oh sure, 
>>those in the closet will stay for a while - but it won't last.  People 
>>will be firing heterosexuals just to get rid of them and claim they did 
>>it because they were gay.  
>
>Let's put this in perspective.  Amendment 2 prohibits passage of laws
>which establishes sexual preference as a protected class with regard
>to discrimination for employment, and probably other social
>interactions such as housing (I can't remember the details now).  That
>means simply that cities, such as Boulder, cannot give special
>consideration to sexual orientation in terms of enforcement.
>
>I recall that Boulder and maybe Aspen had such laws on the books prior
>to Ammendment 2 passage.  The rest of the state did not and thus the
>passage caused no change.  What about communities in other states?
>How many of them actually have laws that would be struct down by
>Colorado Ammendment 2?  Very few, I assume.  
>
>The impact of Ammendment 2, as I see it, is almost nil in practice,
>but very big politically. Frankly, I think you will find that Boulder
>(this message was found in the boulder.general newsgroup) is much
>more open and receptive to homosexuals that most other communities.
>When you look at the realities, instead of the politics, I suspect
>that Colorado is more accepting of gays than most other
>states.
>
>Thad

Huh? You must be joking! Have you spent time in Colorado? I would say that
there are a few states more conservative and close minded (on average) but
there are plenty more that are much more accepting of all kinds of people
and lifestyles. I wouldn't trade the mountains for anything, but the people
 can go.

John