Word: bglt
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...original question another way, what is it about being a zookeeper, a senator or a musician that exempts them from moral scrutiny? Rather than ask that BGLT (bisexual, gay, lesbian or transgendered) persons answer to the moral "prescreening" detailed in the column, it seems apropos to consider the nature of and right to demand this scrutiny. Sachs cites the issue of scriptural texts on the subject, and notes that regardless of perceived validity these arguments deserve to be engaged. However, the nature of this argument may, if not preclude a meaningful response, at least silence an appropriate one. To some...
...problem is that it's not just a question of biology. Those who consider homosexuality (a term under which I include every shade of the BGLT rainbow) as biological, or at the very least unchosen and unchangeable, might see no need to investigate further. But actions always entail choices, and those opposed to these choices can easily proclaim a doctrine of "hate the sin, love the sinner." Those suffering from kleptomania also have strong desires for immoral acts; their situation is monstrously unfair, but that doesn't make theft morally acceptable. Using biology as an excuse promotes an image...
...Board members were particularly impressed by Smith-Coleman's demonstrated commitment to issues affecting the BGLT community, including a consistently BGLT-friendly voting record," said BGLTSA chair Albert...
...NEQCO] was designed to pull together the many [BGLT] college groups into a collective, sharing, overarching group," said Laure E. "Voop" De Vulpilliere '02, who founded NEQCO and organized last night's meeting...
...Vulpilliere said the organization, which was created last year in a meeting of Harvard Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queers (LGBTQ), was inspired by the many BGLT groups at area colleges that operate without support from similar groups in the region...