Word: homophobia
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...proponents of the pro-ROTC resolution respond that it is less a question of homophobia than a question of fairness. They argue that students should be free to participate in whatever extracurricular activities they choose...
...unequivocally reject this line of reasoning. If the question were racial discrimination, would ROTC be invited back on campus? Students can tolerate anti-gay policies because homophobia is more accepted in society...
However, the issue of homophobia in the military is not all that's at stake here. After all, the council's vaguely-worded constitution also prohibits what it terms "economic discrimination." And surely the current arrangement constitutes a violation of this principle: Harvard students enrolled in the Army branch of the ROTC program receive only 80 percent of the aid that their counterparts at MIT and other campuses do, and receive this aid for only three years instead of the full four...
...resolution is "not an endorsement of this military's policy on homosexuality," said resolution co-sponsor Joel D. Hornstein '92. "And if anyone here would like to propose at some point in time or now a resolution condemning the role of homophobia in ROTC, I would be happy to support that...
...that's exactly what has been wrong with the council's stance against homophobia. The body passed a strongly worded resolution last May condemning discrimination against gays and lesbians and calling on the University to appoint liaisons for students who had been discriminated against because of their sexual orientation...