Colorado governor vetoes gay rights measure

DENVER - Gov. Bill Owens vetoed a bill Friday that would have outlawed workplace discrimination against homosexuals, but he allowed another measure to become law adding gays and lesbians and the disabled to the list of people protected under the state's existing hate crimes statutes.

Owens said he vetoed the workplace discrimination bill because he considered it unnecessary and said it could force employers to spend large sums defending lawsuits. (source)

Owens said he vetoed the workplace discrimination bill because he considered it unnecessary and said it could force employers to spend large sums defending lawsuits.

Think about that for a second. If the legislation (had it not been vetoed) would have forced employers to spend a lot of money defending lawsuits, doesn’t that tell you that many people are being fired from their jobs for being gay?

Astonishing. The governor basically admitted that this is a problem, and decided to let it continue to happen.