Word: homoeroticism
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In "A Splintering Community" (Opinion, March 2), David Campbell puts forth the mistaken idea that the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) should be singularly obsessed with what he claims to be the sole commonality of its members: "homoerotic desire."
For the BGLTSA to endorse political movements that are not directly related to legitimizing same-sex sexual interaction is dishonest. Last semester, during my tenure on the BGLTSA executive board, Co-Chair Andre Sulmers and other board members decided that BGLTSA should join RAZA in the anti-grape movement. Sulmers...
Sulmers once asked me for whom we were trying to legitimize homoerotic desire. He was referring to his belief that America is a very different place for a gay white male, for example, than for a gay black male. This is a belief which I share with him. But my...
BGLTSA leaders who attempt to expand the scope of the concerns of BGLTSA beyond legitimizing homoerotic desire cause the membership to become disenchanted with the entire organization.
BGLTSA must splinter into these smaller, more homogenous groups when addressing issues beyond legitimizing homoerotic desire.