Word: gay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...answer to all these questions is "never." Nonetheless we see hope. We see hope in the movement of alumni/ae to elect progressive, pro-divestment overseers. We see hope in the continuing student movements for divestment, to support union workers, against Central American intervention, for women's, minority and gay and lesbian rights. We know that without these movements--if we had to trust to the social conscience and tender mercies of the Harvard Corporation and administration--the outlook would be grim indeed. We are proud of our history, proud of those who continue the battle for social justice and hopeful...
This chant used homosexuality as a stigmatized insult, hinging on the "macho" image spectators associate with male athletes. These spectators view homosexuality as the antithesis of masculinity, and--although they assumed that D'Alessio was not gay--chose to attack his athletic ability by questioning his heterosexuality...
Frank said one of the reasons that a federal gay civil rights bill has been stalled in Congress is that most people perceive support for gay rights to be more politically damaging to politicians than it actually...
Frank said that 42 percent of those polled felt that his announcement of his sexual orientation would hurt his chances for reelection, while only 21 percent said they would be less likely to vote for him because he is gay...
...Because of the prejudiced society in which we grew up, a lot of people think they are among a minority of straight people who support gay rights. That is wrong. It is just that we have a cultural...