Episcopal Press and News

Coloradans Compromise on Lesbian and Gay Rights

Episcopal News Service. March 17, 1993 [93049B]

Members of the annual convention in the Diocese of Colorado adopted a compromise resolution affirming the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, yet stopped short of calling for a repeal of the controversial constitutional amendment passed by Colorado voters last November. The amendment, now under review by Colorado courts, prevents state and local law from providing anti-discrimination protection for homosexuals. The resolution adopted by the diocesan convention reaffirmed the Episcopal Church's 1982 General Convention resolution proclaiming that "homosexual persons are children of God and entitled to full civil rights," and urged Colorado Episcopalians to make every effort to ensure that the civil rights of homosexuals are protected.