Word: gayness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whatever tensions might have existed between gay and straight women earlier in the week now seem to be relaxing. Certainly much of the women's determination to keep the Center stems from the fact that it is the first time gay and bi-sexual women have had a place to gather...
...simply charge that there are tensions between gay and straight women occupying the center is to evade the issue, just as to say that there are tensions between white and black students without mentioning racism would be evading the issue...
...course there are tensions; our entire society is permeated by stereotyping of homosexuals, and when homosexuals openly affirm their homosexuality the distortions and fears behind the stereotypes also come out into the open. But when any woman feels upset by the presence of gay women, she should acknowledge her feelings, discuss them with other women, and try to understand where her feelings come from...
Just as we can only begin to understand the black liberation movement by confronting the racism in ourselves, so we can only unite with all women for our own liberation when we have confronted and dealt with our fears of gay women...
Several straight women left after being repeatedly approached by lesbians during the dancing. One Radcliffe woman, upset by what she felt were aggressive advances, said, "I don't have anything against gay women. I would be equally offended if they were men on the make instead of women...