Word: heterosexists
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Quite honestly, though, I've never heard a gay, lesbian or bisexual student complain about the housing policy because the rules are heterosexist. In fact, this line of reasoning that the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) and The Crimson is using is insulting to gays, lesbians and bisexuals and dilutes the real meaning of heterosexism...
...Harvard's housing policy is "narrow-minded" and it is based on heterosexist assumptions. However, there are dozens of other laws and policies at Harvard and in the rest of the world that are far more damaging to gay people...
...Harvard's policy would not be a victory against heterosexism nor a way of fighting discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals. A change in the policy would be a victory for personal rights and civil liberties, but changing the policy won't make people examine their assumptions, and fighting heterosexist assumptions is not the reason that the members of The Crimson and CLUH support co-ed housing...