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Pattullo had angered the GSA by suggesting, in a letter to the Harvard independent, that no long as the causes of homosexuality remain unknown, "if [being gay] is environmentally determined, it is reasonable for the majority to want to shape society to discourage it. In the absence of such knowledge, common sense suggests that negative social pressures may keep some who have a choice from adopting a homosexual life. We would think that a good thing. "Earlier, the letter had stated that the University nonetheless had an obligation not to harass those who were already...
...think it's very important that something public come out of University Hall," J. French Wall '83, president of GSA, said last night. "To say things to [Pattullo] behind closed doors won't do anything to change people's impressions created by the letter...
Marlyn M. Lewis, assistant dean of the College and the GSA's administration liaison, said last night that although Pattullo was probably expressing a personal opinion, his use of his title created a "sticky wicket...
...GSA might be able to press its case on the grounds that Pattullo's letter violated the statement of the Faculty on gays circulated by Rosovsky last spring. Lewis said, but she added that she did not yet know if the administration would take any action...
...GSA officials said last night they will talk to the chairmen of three departments whose work is coordinated by the center, and added that a number of GSA members plan to write Pattullo to complain about the letter