Colorado Boycott

In response to “Mayor Supports Colorado Travel Ban for Workers” (Dec. 15):

Many American people and organizations have called for a boycott of Colorado, including travel to the state as well as a refusal to purchase goods and services originating there. This action protests the passage of Amendment 2, which effectively voids all non-discrimination laws and prohibits legislation protecting gay people.

Who, however, is hurt by such a boycott? The voters who approved the amendment? The gay community and its sympathizers? I believe there is a show of strength available to us that does not involve slumping the state’s economy, thereby hurting the 47% of the voters who opposed the amendment.

The gay community showed its strength in Washington in October, 1987, by congregating for what, according to its planners, became the largest civil rights demonstration in history. Another march is planned there for next April.

I stand for the possibility of relocating the march on Washington to Denver. Gay people and sympathizers are desperately needed by the gay community in Colorado. Boycotting their state will not help regain their legal protections as effectively as being with them in a show of unity.

I can assure you, this April 25 you will not find me in Washington; you will find me in the heart of our country, helping our newly unprotected gay family promote visibility and generate acceptance.

CHRIS FABBRO, South Pasadena