Does this amendment violate gay peoples right to equal protection of the laws?
During the 1980s, gay political activists in Colorado succeeded in getting homosexuals included in the antidiscrimination ordinances of Aspen, Boulder, and Denver. Generally, these ordinances outlawed discrimination in housing, employment, restaurants, hotels, and government services based on race, religion, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation. The last category protected gay people. Additional state policies protected homosexuals from discrimination in government employment, public university admissions, and insurance coverage. A number of religious organizations and others grew concerned that the laws and policies protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination seemed to legitimize homosexual conduct and threaten the idea of the traditional family. These concerned citizens formed a group called Colorado for Family Values, which led an effort to do away with the protection of homosexuals in all antidiscrimination laws and policies in the state. Colorado for Family Values
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