Time has revealed the "boycott" to have been from the beginning nothing more than a gay militant/media concoction of "smoke-and-mirrors." Colorado conservative talk-radio host Chuck Baker investigated gay militant claims of convention cancellations and discovered that all but a minuscule fraction of the so-called "boycott convention losses" involved groups which had moved conventions elsewhere for reasons having nothing to do with Amendment 2. Under pressure by gay militants, these groups were persuaded to say that Amendment 2 was the reason they cancelled.

(An illustration of how this was probably done is the well-publicized attempt by gay militants to coerce Boulder, Colorado, Celestial Seasons tea company president Mo Siegel (a non-supporter of Amendment 2) to denounce Colorado because of Amendment 2. Siegel also alleges that gay militants attempted unsuccessfully to extort $100,000 from him for the legal prosecution of Amendment 2.)

Today, even liberal news sources admit Colorado is thriving. $200,000,000+ in gains of businesses moving to Colorado, conventions scheduled and tourism increases dwarf dubious militant-claimed losses. (Incidentally, after leading the charge to get the public to boycott Colorado skiing, none other than self-alleged lesbian Terry Schleder, head of the "Boycott Colorado" organization, was observed skiing at Breckenridge, Colorado, during "Gay Ski Week" by a Denver Post reporter [Green, C., "Sunday Postscript: 'Hate State' Rally Draws 32 People," The Denver Post, Jan. 24, 1993]). In fact, Colorado frequently led the nation in economic growth during 1992-'93, at the height of debate in Colorado before and following enactment of Amendment 2. Consider:

"Tourism, a vital part of Colordo's economy, showed a robust increase in 1992, and should continue to climb, industry spokesmen said Monday. State Tourism Board members presented to legislators a symbolic $6.4 billion check, representing the 1992 monetary contribution of tourism. The figure was up from $5.9 million in 1991."

"A brokerage firm's economic report says Colorado posted more rapid economic gains than any other state during the past year. Kemper Securities, which released the report last week, reported Colorado No. 1 on its list for the first quarter of this year. The state was ranked No. 11 on Kemper's list for the last quarter of 1992. The brokerage firm began conducting its Quarterly Statewide Economic Indicators Analysis two years ago, and Colorado has been in the top 10 for every quarter except one. 'Colorado has and probably will remain one of the strongest economic performers in the country,' said Richard Haber, an analyst in Kemper's Denver office...

"According to the report, the weakest states were California, which is suffering through a real-estate bust; Hawaii; and New Jersey" [all three states have in place statewide "gay rights" statutes].

"Colorado's ski industry, which set records in its 1992-1993 season, is already bracing for another banner year. Early reservations for many of the state's ski areas are showing significant increases."

"A national survey has confirmed the 1992-93 U.S. ski season broke a 5-year-old record for skier days, boosting ski resort profits by an average of 40 percent before taxes... 'That's why we set not only a Colorado record but a national record,' said Charles Goeldner, a ski industry analyst and professor of marketing at the University of Colorado."

"Colorado Springs was the ninth most popular destination for Americans who moved in 1993, according to a Ryder Truck survey. The just-released survey underscores what local officials have been saying: The city's a boom town. While city and state economists still are figuring out growth figures for 1993, the signals have been apparent for some time: Population is surging, unemployment is easing, home sales are skyrocketing and California license plates are becoming increasingly common... No other Colorado city made Ryder's top 20 list."

Evidently, America has little, if anything, to fear from gay militants' economic "boycotts."