The Origins of Spectra, an Organization for LGBT Mathematicians
The Origins of Spectra, an Organization for LGBT Mathematicians
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LGBT 数学家组织 Spectra 的起源
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2019
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Douglas W. Lind
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R. Bryant;R. Buckmire;Lily S. Khadjavi;Douglas W. Lind
678美国数学学会通告1992年11月3日，科罗拉多州公民通过了一项州宪法修正案，使丹佛、博尔德和阿斯彭禁止基于性取向的歧视的地方法令无效。更重要的是，它禁止在州或地方一级通过任何进一步的此类法律。当科罗拉多州的修正案2通过时，联合数学会议(JMM)计划于1995年1月在丹佛举行。两位独立行动的数学家强烈认为应该将这次会议推迟，并分别致函美国数学学会(AMS)和美国数学协会(MAA)的领导层，敦促他们采取这一史无前例的行动。这篇文章讲述了科罗拉多州修正案2通过后发生的事情，以及我们的专业协会如何回应。这对全国产生了深远的影响，导致美国最高法院在1996年做出了一项里程碑式的裁决。尽管可能会出现严重的财务后果和成员可能的反对，但将1995年的JMM从Denver1转移到LGBT数学家组织San The Origins of Spectra的大胆决定
678 Notices of the AmericAN mAthemAticAl society Volume 66, Number 6 On November 3, 1992, the citizens of Colorado passed an amendment to the state constitution that invalidated local ordinances in Denver, Boulder, and Aspen banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. More importantly, it prohibited the passage of any further laws of this sort at the state or local level. When Colorado’s Amendment 2 passed, the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) were scheduled to be held in Denver in January 1995. Two mathematicians, acting independently, felt strongly that this meeting should be moved and wrote individual letters to the leadership of the American Mathematics Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) urging them to take this unprecedented action. This article tells the story of what happened after Colorado’s Amendment 2 passed and how our professional societies responded. The national consequences were profound, leading to a landmark decision in 1996 by the United States Supreme Court. Despite the prospect of serious financial consequences and possible opposition by members, the brave decision to move the 1995 JMM from Denver1 to San The Origins of Spectra, an Organization for LGBT Mathematicians