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- From: rossco@iastate.edu (Ross Stenersen)
- Subject: Re: Colorado Amendment 2: The First Fatality
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1992Nov13.205736.9819@wam.umd.edu> <BxoBC2.Is5@fc.sde.hp.com> <1992Nov16.154610.652@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:19:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.154610.652@wam.umd.edu> aap@wam.umd.edu (Alberto Adolfo Pinkas) writes:
- >In article <BxoBC2.Is5@fc.sde.hp.com> marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com writes:
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- >>In the general case, I don't think you can reasonably claim that hiring a
- >>homosexual has any adverse effects for you, other than "violating your
- >>priniciples", which has been proven in court to be worth squat ("but judge, my
- >>principles don't let me associate with black people...")
-
- >Not really. I used to work as a technician fixing very expensive medical
- >equipment. One important point was that your image should be well accepted
- >by the client because sales were based, in a lot of cases, on references from
- >previous clients.
- >If some of our clients would have had a problem with Gays, the company
- >would certainly have not send a Gay person to do the job at that particular
- >place.
-
- That same arguement your are using against gay people could very easily
- have been used to discriminate against blacks not too many years ago.
- Do you think we made a mistake by passing laws protecting them?
-
- Also, from what I have read and heard there is no conclusive proof of any
- sort proving either that homosexuality is a choice or not. Is it fair,
- then, to assume that it is choice and discriminate? Sounds frightfully
- similar to being guilty until proven innocent to me.
-
- Even if it is a choice, is it right to discriminate? Religion is a choice
- and the constitution guarantees your right to worship as you choose.
-
- Rossco
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