Word: brutalization
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...just an attack on an individual, but on a whole community. For every Matthew Shepard there are a hundred gay men and lesbians who will be forced back into the closet out of fear. Governments must protect all their citizens by taking a firm stand to prevent such brutal intimidation. NIKKI L. DEBLOSI '99 ADAM A. SOFEN '01 Oct. 16, 1998 The writers are co-chairs of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Transgender and Supporters' Association. Sofen is a Crimson editor...
Profoundly saddened by the brutal murder of young Matthew Shepard in Wyoming last week, we wish with one unhesitating and single voice to recommit ourselves to the principles of tolerance and mutual respect in our separate communities and in the College as a whole. We consider it fundamental to a university and to our duties as House Masters to honor the dignity and life of every individual without exception--regardless of sexual orientation, religion, gender, class, race or ethnicity. ROBERT AND JANA KIELY, Adams House JAMES AND JANICE WARE, Cabot House WILLIAM AND BARBARA GRAHAM, Currier House EVERETT MENDELSOHN...
...comparison was apt. The brutal assault came at a time when the U.S. is buzzing with a dissonant debate over sexual orientation. It is a controversy fueled by reports of increased violence against homosexuals and a new campaign by religious conservatives touting the power of faith to overcome what they proclaim to be a sinful sensuality. The Wyoming attack occurred days shy of National Coming Out Day, which was heralded not only by gay organizations but also by the Center for Reclaiming America as it launched a new series of TV ads avowing that conversion to Christianity can reverse even...
Frank commented on two issues currently prominent in the national media--the possible impeachment of President Bill Clinton and the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming...
...demands full independence. "The KLA have been clobbered, but their members are still out there and still armed," says Calabresi. "They don't even have to wait for spring to go out and pop a couple of policemen, and it's actions of that type that prompted Milosevic's brutal crackdown in the first place...