Word: gay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gay students have pointed out, they are consistently made to feel unwelcome in this community, as well as in the world outside Harvard. Everything, from the common language such as "straight" to acceptable forms of behavior, implies that homosexuality is abnormal. There is no question that homophobia exists on this campus, and that it must be replaced by tolerance...
...incident at the Mather dance on February 19 is only part of the issue. Whether a gay student was pushing too hard for another man to dance with him or whether the other men involved were oversensitive and ended up harassing the gay student, the reaction to the incident shows how much underlying tension exists about homosexuality on campus...
Last year when gay students tabled in dining halls, asking students to sign a petition and answer questionnaires about attitudes on campus, they received several highly homophobic and even hateful responses. One student was even reported as saying, "I wouldn't sign the petition because I'm all in favor of homophobia on campus...
...this case was only the most recent in a long series of homophobic incidents, which happened to be used as a jumping-off point for making the gay community message about discrimination known. The merits of the specific case should be seen as having little to do with the merits of the gay community's claims...
When about 100 Mather students last week took pink triangles to hang in their windows in order to show support for the gay community, other students said that the show was poorly timed because the Mather community was already upset by the earlier events and debates that had occured in the house. But shouldn't those who support gay rights take advantage of the existing dialogue in order to make their position known...