Word: gaypril
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...some points, Harvard’s prevailing liberal winds have rendered a few organizations’ core goals more or less satisfied. Look to “Gaypril,” the month-long string of political and social events run by the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) for evidence of this. ROTC is banned from campus. Gay students, on the other hand, have a vast wealth of resources at their disposal—BGLTS tutors are in nearly every House, weekly support groups meet in throngs and many rooms in a good deal of dorms...
Outside, it’s cold, windy and the fifth day of April. Inside Boylston Hall, it’s warm, cheerful and the first day of Gaypril. To kick things off, BGLTSA is hosting an Open Mic Night. You can tell by the bongos in Ticknor Lounge...
Many exciting BGLTSA events will follow this one—“Gaymes,” club nights, panel discussions and a sex toy party are among them. For now, though, Gaypril has begun with a cheery, supportive whisper. Despite the absence of “White Room,” this Open Mic night seems an awful lot like those of yore. Rather than being disappointed, though, let’s be encouraged. In a month that celebrates awareness and promotes acceptance, recognizing that BGLTSA students at Harvard are so similar to a bunch of preteen rock star...
...Gaypril will recognize and target issues of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, particularly with its day of silence on April 21, followed by an anti-homophobia speak-out on April...
Skier also gave a special thanks to Timothy L. Lyons ’04, who is currently in the hospital recovering from bacterial meningitis, but was very involved in planning Gaypril...