Word: homophobia
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...dominant pop culture certified homophobia. Gays and lesbians were depicted as predators in best-selling novels (A Walk on the Wild Side) and respected plays (The Killing of Sister George), and the films based on them. The plot dilemma of that age's serioso movies was often just the threat of being accused of homosexuality, as in Tea and Sympathy, The Children's Hour and Advise and Consent. The tone was sensation dressed up as sympathy...
...great for Harvard students, whether they are LGBT-identified or not, to learn about Harvard history and realize the evolution of the institution,” Chan says. “More specifically to realize that as with most major historical institutions, we have seen our share of homophobia, and I think that’s something we need to acknowledge and be aware of as we evaluate our past and future progress for equality.” —Staff writer Melanie E. Long can be reached at long2@fas.harvard.edu...
...this abstract nature of the environment: “I wanted to create this elision between actors and their surroundings.” The seamless integration of the actors and their environment has not been without its difficulties. Williams’s work deals with lies, insanity, and homophobia, making for a powerfully emotional text, and the intensity of the script certainly caused some obstacles for Vartikar-McCullough. “I think working with such intense material and addressing [it] in a way that makes the actors feel comfortable working together was sort of this long process. The challenge...
...force. We are fighting for pregnancy and newborn/infant services on campus alongside Radcliffe Union of Students and the Women’s Center. We have co-sponsored events with BGLTSA and this month, we have a political debate on LGBT issues and the roles conservatives are playing in battling homophobia and promoting equality. In the last year, the Republican Club has featured three anti-poverty speakers challenging conservatives on issues of social justice. Conservatives are not living in the past and imagining ourselves in a fictional world that will never come to pass again. That is not conservatism...
...protection under the state constitution. And so there is page after page on how powerless gays and lesbians are. "For centuries," the justices wrote, people have disliked gays. "Until not long ago, gay persons were widely regarded as deviants ... [who were] mentally ill ... [G]ay persons also face virulent homophobia that rests on nothing more than feelings of revulsion ... Insofar as gay persons play a role in the political process, it is apparent that their numbers reflect their status as a small and insular minority." This recitation of gays' weakness goes on for some time...