Word: lesbian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Female personnel tend to be more tolerant of their lesbian colleagues. "You aren't hearing it from women because women are more accepting about lesbians," says Mary Ann Humphrey, a former captain in the Army reserves who was discharged in 1987. "Their womanhood is not threatened like a man's manhood is when he's around a gay man." Perhaps women's experience with male sexual harassment has made them less skittish about other forms of torment. Or perhaps it is simply less taboo for women to hug and kiss in public...
Most folks, though, seemed happy just to be there. Hollywood took its manners from Washington: most of the celebrities dressed conservatively and behaved decorously. And the civilians lined up for the big parade, where the Lesbian & Gay Bands of America played and Girl Scouts passed out American flags and AIDS ribbons. A Clinton spotting could cue an impromptu chant: "Chel-sea! Chel-sea!" at the hot-ticket MTV Ball. Though the rockers booed Tipper Gore for her lyric-sanitation campaign, they gave a hand to Clinton's rowdy half-brother Roger. And so did the music industry. Atlantic Records snagged...
...chair of the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Association (BGLSA) John A. Frazier '95 said that he thinks Harvard should not accept the gift...
Kantt said many lesbian Friends are "frustrated" by the Cambridge Meeting and believe it is not as inclusive as other groups...
Sander applauded the efforts of the Beacon Hill Meeting to make gay and lesbian Friends feel comfortable...