The OUT FRONT Colorado's Gay Community Forum 12/09/92 Hate Violence Monitor The following are some of the incidents of hate violence reported to the Anti-Violence Project of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Colorado in October of 1992. These are just a sampling of anti-Gay and Lesbian activity as most incidents go unreported. Minor details have been changed to protect the identity of the reporting party. October 3, 1992. Two gay men were walking near First and Broadway when group of teens attacked them while calling them " Fucking Faggots ". Police are notified. October 5, 1992. A gay man received several anti-gay phone calls at his home in Denver. Police are notified. October 5, 1992. Two lesbians were harassed by a group of teens at a restaurant near I225 and Parker Road. Police are not notified. October 10, 1992. A gay man was approached and harassed by a group of teens while shopping near 6th and Corona. Police are not notified. October 12, 1992. Two gay men were assaulted by a group of teens near Cheesman Park. Police are notified. October 13, 1992. A gay man is being harassed by co-workers for being a homo-sexual at a resturant in Denver. Police are not notified. October 13, 1992. A gay man was harassed and slandered by police in southern Colorado. October 15, 1992. Two gay men were verbally harassed by a group of adults they were involved in a minor traffic altercation with in Denver.Passengers in the other car yelled anti-gay language at them. Police are notified. October 17, 1992 A gay man wearing a No on #2 button on was harassed by a man in a resturant near Colfax and Glenco. Police are not notified. October 19, 1992. A lesbian found her car vandalized at her home in Denver because a No on #2 sticker was on her car. Police are not notified. October 19, 1992. A gay man was shot in the neck with a pellet gun while walking near 18th and Washington St. The gay man stated that he felt he had been, shot because he was wearing a very visible No on #2 button. Police are notified. October 21, 1992. A lesbian found a pamphlet on the medical consequences of homosexuality on her desk at work because of a No on #2 sticker on her computer. Police are not notified. October 21, 1992. A gay man was awakened in the early a.m. by neighbors yelling anti-gay language at his bedroom window at his home in Lakewood. Police are notified. October 23, 1992. A gay man had his No on #2 yard sign taken by two men walking in front of his house in Denver. The men stated "We are voting Yes on #2, you Fucking Faggot." Police are not notified. October 25, 1992. A group of lesbian and a gay man were assaulted by a group of 10 men in a parking lot of a bar in Denver. Police are notified. October 26, 1992. Two lesbians were in their yard with a No on #2 sign when a group of people drove by and yelled "Kill Queers." "Faggots." Police are not notified. October 26, 1992. A gay man is being harassed by his neighbors and the police department in a small town in Colorado. October 28, 1992. Two lesbians received a long hate message on their answering machine because they left a reminder for their callers not to forget to vote No on #2. Police are not notified. October 28, 1992. A lesbian was harassed by a parking lot attendant because of her No on #2 button. Police are not notified. October 30, 1992. A gay man put a No on #2 sticker on his apartment door in Denver. The next morning he found " Faggot" written across it with an indelible ink pen. Police are not notified. October 31, 1992. A bi-sexual family was harassed because of No on #2 signs were in their yard. One sign had YES sprayed over the NO. Police are not notified. There were 21 Hate Crimes reported to the Anti-Violence Project in October of 1992. All of the above incidents are Hate Crimes. If anything like this happens to you or someone you know, please call and report it to the Anti-Violence Project at 324-4297 (24 hours) or 831-6268 (administration). In addition to Hate Crimes, the Anti-Violence Project also received 4 Domestic Violence calls and 2 calls reporting incidents of Discrimination within the month of October. >From the Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs December 13, 1992 Nov. 3 - Colorado voters approve Amendment 2 with 53 percent of the vote--66 percent in El Paso County. Nov. 4 - Amendment 2 critics hold candlelight vigils and protests. A coalition of state and national leaders unveil plans for a constitutional challenge of Amendment 2. And talk of a boycott begins when a Los Angeles group, Coloradans & Californians for Fairness in the Nation, asks artists, entertainers and tourists to stay away from Colorado. Nov. 12 - A lawsuit filed on behalf of seven gay and lesbian Colorado residents (and one heterosexual man with AIDS) challenges the constitutionality of Amendment 2. Plaintiffs also included Denver, Boulder and Aspen, the only Colorado cities that had prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation. Nov. 18 - The debate on Amendment 2 goes prime time when singer Barbra Streisand mentions it during a speech at a televised AIDS benefit. "There are plenty of us who love the mountains and rivers of that truly beautiful state, but we must now say clearly that the moral climate there is no longer acceptable, and if we're asked to, we must refuse to play where they discriminate." Nov. 17 - Atlanta approves a resolution that bans spending city funds for travel to Colorado. (Note - these dates the order of the dates are as they appeared in the GT.) Nov. 19 - Calls for a boycott grow daily, and groups begin to cancel conventions in Denver. The creators of Amendment 2, Colorado for Family Values, counter that boycotting could be a double-edged sword. "It's really too bad that some militant homosexual groups can't respect what the majority of the people voted for in this state. Based on the huge number of phone calls we have received, there are plenty of our supporters who would be happy to take their place on the slopes and in hotels," says Kevin Tebedo, Colorado for Family Values spokesman. Nov. 23 - A group called Boycott Colorado forms in Denver. Nov. 30 - Colorado Springs suffers its first financial loss from the backlash over Amendment 2 when the National Education Association cancels a 1993 convention. Separately, the Women's Sports Foundation drops the city from a list of five possible sites for a headquarters. Dec. 2 - Denver Mayor Willington (sic) Webb urges the national television audience of the "Arsenio Hall Show" not to boycott Denver or Colorado. "As mayor of Denver, I'm going to protect the rights of gays, lesbians and everyone else." Dec. 3 - The nation's mayors say they will reconsider holding their annual convention in Colorado Springs next summer. Up to 1,500 are expected to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors convention. Dec. 4 - The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund in Washington, D.C., issues a "travel advisory", warning that "adverse conditions" exist for homosexuals planning to visit Colorado. Dec. 7 - State House Minority Leader Sam Williams announces plans to draft legislation to overturn Amendment 2. Other lawmakers and Gov. Roy Romer quickly dismiss the plan as premature and say it will likely fail. Dec. 8 - New York City Mayor David Dinkins recommends a travel boycott of Colorado. Dec. 10 - Amendment 2 critics form Ground Zero in an attempt to shift the budding nationwide boycott of Colorado to Colorado Springs. Dec. 16. Los Angeles becomes the sixth major city to officially condemn Colorado and bans official travel to the state. Dec. 17. Colorado Springs Mayor Robert Isaac appeals to the U.S. Conference of Mayors not to shift its annual convention from Colorado Springs, but the group decides to choose another city. Jan. 4. BACK OFF Colorado Committee is formed by a Colorado Springs resident to target cities, groups and celebrities who endorse the boycott of Colorado. Jan. 9. Hispanic journalists vote to move their convention out of Denver Jan. 10. Eighty-five organizations form a coalition to repeal Colorado's English Only and anti-gay rights protection laws. Jan. 11. Opening arguments begin in Denver District Court on an injunction to halt the amendment from becoming law until the November lawsuit is settled. And U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Colo., announces she has introduced a bill in Congress that would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Bill to prohibit discrimination against homosexuals. Jan. 14. Judge Jeff Bayless imposes a temporary restraining order preventing Gov. Roy Romer from signing Amendment 2 into law. Jan. 15. Bayless grants a temporary injunction order preventing the amendment from becoming law until the courts decide on whether the measure is constitutional.