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...because he was gay might have been enough to prompt the state legislature in Wyoming to enact hate-crimes legislation. In the wake of the killing, in the wake of the national outcry that followed, it seemed like the obvious fact--that violence motivated by racial, ethnic or sexual bias warrants extra punishment--was on the verge of acceptance...
Those damned liberals are at it again. As a recent letter to the editor reminded us (Letters, Dec. 9), these no-good, un-American spoil-sports are continuing their long tradition of showing prejudice against religious people. "Among liberals, bias against religion may be one of the last acceptable prejudices," the author boldly generalized...
...failed to predict. Tolerance of gays is an example. Despite horrible episodes like this year's torture-murder of Matthew Shepard, the general public is clearly losing patience with homophobia. Even the most obviously prejudiced politician or anti-gay political activist now feels obliged to deny any anti-gay bias, even when demonstrating one. It would be nice if this was because people concluded that gays are perfectly normal. But it's even better if people realize that nobody is perfectly normal...
King said he believes religious bias played a role in The Crimson's decision to endorse Noah Z. Seton '00 and Kamil E. Redmond...
...addition to the dearth of adequate safety nets, some professors said the reform perpetuates class bias. Richard P. Taub, a visiting scholar in the W.E.B. DuBois Institute who teaches Afro-American Studies 194z: "Economic Development in the Inner City," said the hard-lined stance indicates widening class schisms...