Gay Politics Vs. Colorado and America The Inside Story of Amendment 2

Gay politics appeared to be invincible...then it fell apart in Colorado. Why? Here, for the first time, is the inside account of how Amendment 2 won the '92 election against overwhelming odds. Wrongly labeled a vote for "hatred," the Colorado Amendment spelled the end of gay politics as usual in America. (Subsequent elections continue to confirm this.) Sexually liberal Colorado, the first state to banish sodomy laws, also became the first to show that a majority of Americans do not equate homosexuality to race, gender, religion & handicap under civil rights law. Blaming the "religious right" for this popular sentiment, national news sources & the gay lobby continues to obscure the lessons of the Colorado Campaign. In this book, a pro-Amendment advisor goes behind the scenes to reveal how grassroots activists confounded the political experts with this law. He also sets up the final battle: a head-on collision between socially aggressive judges - who appear to have overplayed their hands - versus the will of the people expressed by secret ballot. Available from Sardis Press, Box 11, Cascade, CO 80809, FAX ORDERS (719) 684-2039.Bransford, Stephen is the author of 'Gay Politics Vs. Colorado and America The Inside Story of Amendment 2' with ISBN 9780963946508 and ISBN 0963946501.