Word: gays
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...Consider the story "Addiction," about a gay Singaporean student in London named Alistair. Parts of it are smartly observed, but structurally Poon draws too crude a contrast between London and Singapore to power her plot of a young man's journey of self-discovery. Alistair's parents are caricatured embodiments of lowbrow, materialist Asia. Because she uses the abbreviation k to denote a thousand, we are asked to believe that Alistair's mother has "a barbaric attitude towards money - reducing something vast to a small, inconsequential syllable." His father makes bawdy comments about the breasts of "these Western women" while...
...think we have tried to take each freshman on his or her own terms—male or female, white or person of color, heterosexual or gay, rich or poor...
...approved, the new policies may not change much in practice. In the past three semesters, for example, there have been only five days with more than two events, McLoughlin said. Michelle C. Kellaway ’10, co-chair of Harvard’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance, said that the new requirements should not affect her group since they already plan three weeks in advance. BGLTSA typically hosts two campus events a semester, she said. President of the Black Men’s Forum Ralph L. Bouquet ’09, who has worked closely with...
...defined his career. The performance’s unique format, drawing upon drag and cabaret influences, provides a vehicle for the strong political dissent for which many South Africans have been killed.Uys began writing plays criticizing Apartheid while attending college in Cape Town in the 1960s. As a gay man living under a government that criminalized homosexuality, estranged from the white community and legally prohibited from associating with other ethnic groups, Uys struggled to find a place within the rigid social politics of South Africa. During this time, Uys found the medium that would define his career: one-man comedies...
...healthy family life" is a model not only for respect for proper authority, concern for the weak, and cooperation as we become adults, but for harmony among nations, all of which he feels are threatened. Although the words "healthy family life" in the U.S. usually precede a polemic against gay rights, Benedict's concerns seemed almost to predate that movement. "How can we not be dismayed," he asked, about "the sharp decline of the family as a basic element of Church and society." Divorce and infidelity are increasing here, he said, while "some young Catholics" are increasingly putting off marriage...