Word: homophobia
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They point to the emergence of such groups asStop Witholding Access Today (SWAT), which formedto help Lisa J. Schkolnick '88 in her sexdiscrimination grievance against the all-malefinal clubs. Other new groups this year includeDefeat Homophobia, a new branch of the Gay andLesbian Students Association (GLSA), an AIDSinformation organization, and several new PhillipsBrooks House community programs...
Other student groups applied more diversetechniques. Using its annual "awareness days" as aspringboard, GLSA organized efforts to counterwhat members described as pervasive homophobia oncampus. In addition to distributing informationand pins, GLSA submitted a 13-point proposal tothe College, along with results from a campus-widesurvey, asking it to retrain tutors and advisorson handling issues of sexual orientation. As withmany other challenges, the College responded bycreating another discussion committee, includingGLSA leaders, faculty and administrators...
...Racism, sexism, and homophobia have...
Your article on the Defeat Homophobia poll ("Students Support Gay Rights, Survey Reveals," May 9, 1988) was extremely informative. As presented, there seems to be a contradiction in the results; Harvard students overwhelmingly support gay, lesbian and bisexual rights, yet there is widespread use of epithets such as "fag," "dyke," and "queer" on campus. I would like to add a few comments on this point...
There is no "innocent" use of these terms, only ignorant use. Clarissa C. Kripke '89 Co-founder, Defeat Homophobia...