Word: gays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heterosexism and their role in the military. Let's begin with a comparison, two differing views on the worth of sexual minorities. Harvard University holds that "it is unacceptable to harass or discriminate against students because of sexual orientation." The U.S. military and its campus manifestation, ROTC, contend that gays and lesbians present a security risk and such "sexual deviance" (their vocabulary) is actively discouraged. Individuals proven to have homosexual tendencies are either forced to resign or given medical discharges. Here there is no positive message to gay people, just criminalization at all levels of the institution...
That, with the perimission of Dean Epps, ROTC held a drill in Harvard Hall this month cannot be argued. That gays are not welcome, nor are they even permitted at such drills cannot be argued. And that the University's Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities guaranteeing all students, including gay students, among other things, the freedom of speech, freedom personal force and freedom of movement, stands violated by the presence of such a group on our campus cannot be argued, nor can it be forgiven. The rights guaranteed all students and the worth of our non-discrimination policy...
...accepting membership into the University, we join here a community, says the Resolution, "ideally characterized by free expression...respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change." This said, is there anything else to debate? Jarrett Barrios '90-'91 Julie Schulman '91 Co-chairs, Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Students Association
...Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing," a planned New York City exhibition of artworks inspired by the AIDS crisis. The show was "political rather than artistic in nature," Frohnmayer said. He cited a catalog essay that denounced North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms and California Congressman William Dannemeyer, both vocal opponents of gay rights, and New York's John Cardinal O'Connor...
ETHICS: The campaign to recognize gay marriages...