Word: gayness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...happy that the Kiss-in created a dialogue about homophobia. Yet I am frightened when the pain and fear expressed by many bisexual, lesbian and gay members of the Harvard community is greeted by defensiveness. To all members of our community, I say simply that many people among us feel so unsafe that they cannot live openly; even friends and relatives can feel forced to hide their sexual feelings. More than a few have been both verbally and physically harassed. All of us are consequently cut off from people who could enrich our lives...
...isolated group of people. Homophobia is a pernicious force of social control. The same homophobia that makes me afriad to go to a dance with my boyfriend prevents Congress from adequately funding AIDS education programs. Meanwhile, the disease spreads and threatens everyone. That same homophobia may discourage some women--gay, bi, or hetero--from taking a Women's Studies course because they fear being stereotyped. Homophobia involves us all, regardless of who we love, or how we define our sexualities...
...meeting, one person said he just didn't know how to respond to lesbian, gay and bisexual people. This constructive dialogue must continue. Whether through talking with openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals, through BGLSA events or through workshops of campus groups that address issues of sexual orientation, we all have a lot to learn from each other...
Another student at the meeting shared concerns arising from his Catholic religion. He certainly treats bisexual, lesbian, and gay people with respect and kindness. He understandably did not like being thought of a as a bigot. However, there are actually many Catholic groups, such as Dignity USA, that advocate on behalf of bisexual, lesbian and gay people; here, the United Ministries and the Catholic Student Center welcome lesbian, gay and bisexual people. Roman Catholic myself, I have come to understand that what I feel is simply unavoidable love. I decided that, in this violent world, there's not so much...
...treating lesbian, bisexual, and gay people with respect while still maintaining disapproval of homosexuality does have some saddening ramifications...