Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Streisand urges boycott of Colorado Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 15:30:30 EST Message-ID: \SE A;TOP OF THE NEWS;NATION \HD Streisand urges boycott of Colorado \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS \DT LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES - Barbra Streisand urged fellow entertainers to boycott Colorado because of a new anti-homosexual rights amendment to the state's constitution. "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," she said Wednesday night at a gala AIDS benefit. Liza Minnelli; Shirley MacLaine; Elton John; Billy Joel and his wife, Christie Brinkley; Hugh Hefner; Dolly Parton; and Penny Marshall were among celebrities who attended. Colorado voters approved the amendment Nov. 3. The amendment invalidated several city ordinances that protected homosexual rights. The measure also barred such policies and laws in the future and prohibited recognition of homosexuals as a minority group. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM