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This weekend marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus. The Crimson Editorial Board has taken this opportunity to compile a series of op-eds written by and about members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community at Harvard, past and present.The perspectives included in this series will cover a range of issues the LGBT community has faced, the progress that has been made, and the challenges that remain...
...something that would force enough Republican House members to support the unpopular Bush bailout plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson over the weekend - pressure that led to President Bush's 15-min. prime-time address last night. Democrats have been unwilling to whip members of their own caucus to support the plan without a full White House push of GOP members. Bush, therefore, turned up the heat. "Our country could experience a long and painful recession," he warned. "Fellow citizens, we must not let this happen...
This weekend marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus. The Crimson Editorial Board has taken this opportunity to compile a series of op-eds written by and about members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community at Harvard, past and present. The perspectives included in this series will cover a range of issues the LGBT community has faced, the progress that has been made, and the challenges that remain...
...seems appropriate, then, that we write today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus, to share some of that history, and to look to the organization’s future...
...Since 1982, when the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus was founded, the movement for gay rights has come a long way. For most of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) at Harvard, we can live openly and without fear in our jobs and as students. We can pursue both our degrees and employment with the protection of the law behind us, we can hold high positions of leadership and esteem, and we can even legally marry our sweethearts in Memorial Church. Although I wasn’t at Harvard in 1982, I understand that...