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Article: Boycott Colorado. (lesbian and gay groups protest state anti-gay referendum)
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- The Progressive
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- January 1, 1993
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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 to stop buying all products originating there.
"Don't come here for tourism, don't come here to ski, don't come here to hike," says Terry Schleder, a boycott organizer.
"It's still socially acceptable to bash queers," explains Tony Ogden of Equality Colorado. "And with the passage of Amendment Two, ...