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...increase awareness,” said Joshua D. Smith ’08, the political chair of Harvard’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters’ Alliance (BGLTSA). BGLTSA board members covered the table with information packets, rainbow ribbons, and two posters—one for BGLT students to sign, titled “Out and Proud,” and one for allies to sign, titled “We support our queer peers.” When the board members closed up shop at 2:00 p.m., each poster had about 40 signatures...
...bisexual, gay, and lesbian Americans, discrimination is still a fact of life for those in all but the most accepting industries and regions of the country. Moreover, discrimination based on gender identity/expression and sexual orientation disproportionately impacts queer Americans who are poor. So while McKinsey might be hosting BGLT recruiting sessions at Harvard, managers at fast-food restaurants may still be refusing to hire openly queer people. That’s what keeps the disproportionate percentage of impoverished queer Americans in poverty...
Students from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School were also present at the rally with signs showing support for the BGLT community...
Although the attack was physically directed at a single member of our community, it was a symbolic attack on all BGLT students on campus. We stand in solidarity with Galo, and this attack hurts us all. With his assault fresh in our minds, no same-sex couples will walk hand-in-hand with the same sense of security that we felt just a few days...
Unfortunately anti-BGLT hate crimes and harassment do happen and are under-reported. Harvard may be safer than most other places in the world, but it is not safe enough. This time, the assailants were not Harvard students. Last time, they were. Right now, we, as a community, need to sit back and reflect: on what has happened, on what that means about our safety, on what that says about Harvard, and on what we need to do to respond...