The causes of homosexuality: a scientific update.

Free Inquiry, September, 1993 by Vern, Bonnie

Public policy issues related to homosexuality have been brought to the fore by two contemporary events. Of several anti-gay proposals voted on in the November 1992 election, a Colorado statute passed. It was less prejudicial than some of the other proposals, but it nevertheless was a clear expression of public anxiety and a lack of understanding regarding homosexuality. The state referendum canceled three anti-discrimination statutes that had been passed in Denver, Boulder, and Aspen and amended the state constitution to outlaw anti-discrimination statutes focused on sexual preference. Thus, it is still illegal in Colorado to deprive citizens of equal opportunity for employment or public accommodations on the basis of race, ethnic origin, sex, or age, but, if their...

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