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Last Friday, in a demonstration partially inspired by an alleged assault upon a gay Mather resident, Defeat Homophobia, a campus gay, lesbian and bisexual rights organization, staged a "kiss-in" in the Mather dining hall to "protest violence with love...
Since the demonstration, controversy has erupted--both in news stories and in casual conversation--over whether the kiss-in was an appropriate tactic. Even many proponents of gay rights have criticized the event, claiming that it was a divisive effort that has polarized people by asking them to accept gays and lesbians just a little bit too much...
Presumably, the purpose of the kiss-in was to elicit a response that would demonstrate the depth or shallowness of support for gay rights at Harvard. The Defeat Homophobia effort has been widely successful in challenging the assumptions of those who considered themselves to be tolerant of homosexuality, but were unwilling to pay the cause anything more than lip service...
ALTHOUGH it would have been commendable if no one had been offended by the kiss-in, such a reaction was unlikely. Because complete tolerance does not exist at Harvard, the kiss-in should have bothered people, and I'm glad...
...CGLA sponsored a "kiss-in" two nights ago to draw attention to the incident and to homophobia among athletes. The administration has promised an investigation, but Columbia officials declined comment on the situation...