Word: gayness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real scandal here lies not with the events at the Mather party but with their exploitation by members of the gay community and a number of Mather students--which quickly became divisive and hurtful. The problem is not so much the more general issue of homophobia but the persistent refusal to acknowledge that a mistake was made in linking Mather's exploding anti-homophobia campaign and the party incident...
...gay community's simultaneous exploitation of the Sunday incident and efforts to distract Mather discourse from any discussion of it raised serious questions about Defeat Homophobia's judgement, if not its true dedication to tolerance and education. In trying to raise our consciousness, it wounded and alienated a large group of Mather students, the friends of the visiting 17-year-old harassee. The tone of the debate at the ensuing Mather House meeting revealed a callous, mean-spirited side of what should be a caring, empathetic desire for tolerance and understanding in campus life. Their thoughtless handling of the situation...
...violence" that night is the rallying-point for community outrage. In as many days, three Crimson pieces told lurid tales of the abuse of the homosexual in that Sunday's incident, of Mather being "split" by homophobia, of it gaining a reputation as a violently intolerant house, of the gay community rising up in arms over the harasment of its members by vicious bigots...
...present, at Mather, they cannot be. Defeat Homophobia did everything in its power to ensure this. As long as they are not separate issues, they should not be pushed further--for the sake of the very cause Defeat Homophobia espouses. Now it is time for the gay community to show the bit of understanding they correctly urge upon the rest of society: to realize that what will most help all Mather students right now, gay and straight, is a bit of breathing space...
...Gay people at Harvard hesitate to come out of the closet because sometimes it just doesn't seem worth it. All of a sudden, you are a minority. People treat you differently. They look at you funny. You mention last night's date and suddenly everyone is silent and turning red and desperately eager to assure you of their orientation. You can't hold your loved one's hand in public any more without shocking people. You can't dance with your loved one because it becomes a public gesture of defiance instead of a fun thing...