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thomassm@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (Elusis) writes:
>>>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.

>Boulder, Denver, Aspen, Leadville, and one other city.
>I imagine that if you were living with a threat of baseless firing or 
>eviction because of who you spend your free time with, you might find 
>that your "perspective" was very much different.
>It's kind of a big deal to those who are actually affected by the threat 
>that this thing will get a stamp of approval.

I think I would find my perspective a little different if I was in
that situation.  but anyways I must ask the question: why would you or
me or anybody want to work or live somewhere where they were
prejudiced against me?  I think I'd do everything in my power to avoid
that situation regardless of whether they could legally fire or evict
me.  If your boss has something against your sexual orientation and
wants you fired because of it then don't you think you'll get pinched
the first time you make a mistake?  That's office politics: if they
don't like you then don't plan on staying.  Every job I've ever worked
had under the table policies like that; the guy nobody likes always
ends up doing some crap work and he might get moved to a different
part of the company if he doesn't do it right.  I am fortunate enough
to say that I don't think it was ever because of sexual preference or
race or anything like that; they were usually jerks...

I can empathize with some of the problems that homosexuals face.  We
live in a cruel world.  On the other hand: I can't figure out why
you'd ever want legal protection against being fired.  Is it better to
find a new place to work or to work in hell?  I'll take a pay cut
before I'd let some bastard fire me for some prejudice reason.