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...victim, Galo Garcia III ’05, was on his way to the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) “Inappropriate” party at Adams House with six of his friends when the assailant reportedly slowed down his vehicle and called Garcia a “faggot...
...Galo Garcia, and since I first arrived at Harvard in the fall of 2001, I have considered the campus a comfortable and safe place to live. As I was being punched and thrown against a wall Friday night, these feelings were compromised. On our way to the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transsexual Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) “Inappropriate” dance, I had my arm around one of my male friends...
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...
...Georgian facades make Harvard appear to be the ultimate asylum from violence of all types. Ivy walls, after all, house books and minds, not hate. In a homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic world, however, even the safest places are not exempt from hate crimes. Moreover, we should all remember that Galo was not alone, or even in a couple—he was with a group of friends. Even when we are in what seem to be relatively risk-free situations, we must continue to protect our safety...
...Galo Garcia III ’05 is a chemistry concentrator affiliated with Mather House. Michael A. Feldstein ’07, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Mather House. He is Public Relations Chair of the BGLTSA...