which would disqualify them from state constitutional protection.
existing gay rights ordinances in Aspen, Boulder and Denver.
of equal rights to any person.
challenging in the case of homosexuals.
will be one of the issues at trial."
gays and lesbians cannot change their status.
"Amendment 2 itself is proof of the political powerlessness of this group,"
forgoing their customary ski vacations to Aspen.
protection of homosexuals to the federal Civil Rights Act.
start of a trial on the constitutionality of the state's anti-gay rights law.
He said every individual and group deserves protection from discrimination.
issue was only touched on briefly.
based on sexual orientation. Wisconsin has a gay rights law.
homosexuals: "We just don't like them."
seek that kind of protection (against discrimination)."
the law, but in the meantime the state is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Testimony in Denver District Court was to continue Wednesday.