Boycott Colorado. (lesbian and gay groups protest state anti-gay referendum)

From: The Progressive | Date: January 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

State business leaders decry the hundreds of thousands of dollars of convention business and entertainment events already cancelled due to passage of Amendment Two in Nov '92. A contact number for the Boycott Colorado organization is included.

Denver

Lesbian and gay groups across the nation are calling for a boycott of Colorado to protest a November referendum "writing discrimination into the constitution" of the state.

The boycott leaders are calling on "all the citizens of the United States and the world" to avoid Colorado as a destination for business or recreation and ...

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