Word: homophobia
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...think that the Freshman Arts Group is actively anti-gay, but I do think they are showing insensitivity to the immense problem of homophobia in American society by mocking it so blatantly. The Freshmen [sic] Arts Group has protection under the first amendment, but they should realize that just because there is legality to an action does not mean it is inoffensive and they should recognize that such words can hurt deeply. An apology from the Freshman Arts Group should definitely be forthcoming, and posted everywhere in the Yard, as blatantly as the first signs. --Theodore K. Gideonese...
...spot with questions about gay life generally. Some teenagers are coming to the realization, usually an uncomfortable one, that they are gay themselves. And with gay-bashing assaults on the rise among adolescents, school administrators interested in curbing bigotry are trying to teach kids the meaning of the word homophobia...
...because we believe that this legislation is denying fundamental civil rights to bisexual, gay and lesbian people, and it is because we believe these actions to be founded solely on virulent prejudice, ingrained homophobia and manipulative and false campaigning that the Harvard/Radcliffe Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students Association, in its official capacity as one of the many gay voices on campus, joins with Mayor Sandra Freedman of Tampa, Rep. Sam M. Gibbons of Florida, Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado, Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Rep. Patricia Schroeder of Colorado in calling for the repeal of Amendment Two and the reinstatement...
...Recognize and speak out against homophobia and gay-bashing...
...from men who refuse to take the leaflet at these sports events, he and his group seek to appeal to men's better instincts, to make them understand the difficulties of being a woman in a violent, male-dominated society. He is impatient with some of the ignorance and homophobia he encounters at the games. "They think that just because we care about women we want to start having sex with men? Are they saying that real men wouldn't protect women from violence?" he asks...