Word: activistic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...homophobic to concede that leading a homosexual lifestyle may be a choice, and that it may not be right for everyone. As neuroscientist and gay activist Simon LeVay notes in his book Queen Science, "In the end one has to respect an individual's autonomy, at least in the sphere of personal activity that does not harm others." While it's probably true that those who believe that gays have no choice whatsoever are most likely to support gay rights, if this is not the case, anti-gay forces are in an indefensible position nonetheless. After all, our rights...
After five consecutive semesters of activist leadership , the Undergraduate Council took a dramatic turn last night in the organization's most hotly-contested presidential race since the adoption of popular elections...
...Paul Farmer, an activist for improving medical care for the poor, visited Harvard last night to explain to students about his work in impoverished communities around the world...
...President Nelson Mandela) arose out of her involvement with a bunch of young Soweto Township toughs who called themselves the Mandela United Football Club and acted as her bodyguards. In 1988 the gang abducted four youths from a township mission house, and one of them, a 14-year-old activist nicknamed Stompie (Afrikaans for cigarette butt) Seipei, was later found murdered. The "coach" of the "football team," Jerry Richardson, was convicted of the murder...
Most of these allegations have already been published; she has denied them all. She lost her cool once last week, outside the hall when she was asked about the possibility of facing private prosecutions for the death of Seipei and another Soweto activist. "I don't give a damn!" was her shouted reply...