Word: lesbian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most Americans already know by now, not only does DeGeneres boast this particular bedroom proclivity, but in the coming weeks her TV alter ego--conveniently named Ellen--will also profess to being a lesbian. And, this it seems, forms the basis for all of the hoopla. In less than a month, American television will showcase the first homosexual leading lady. Hurray for another cultural landmark...
...extent that television has any significance whatsoever, the idea that television reflects society is far more convincing. The decision of producers and executives at ABC/Disney to go along with a lesbian lead in a sitcom is indicative of society's growing acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. Of course, it is also a ploy to revive a creatively stagnant program, but it is a ploy that would have been counter-productive had it meant the abandonment of sponsors and viewers. The entertainment industry has calculated that Americans are willing to watch a lesbian star on television. Most of us recognized this...
...week-long awareness campaign has garnered support from the Black Students Association, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Transgendered and Supporters Alliance and other such diverse groups...
...conference, held Saturday and yesterday in the Science Center, attracted about 50 people to the speeches and panels each day, according to Jane I. Aceituno '97, co-organizer of the conference and co-chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Students' Association (BGLTSA...
...agree with Jane I. Aceituno '98, co-chair of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Students' Association, that the graffiti may well have been a response to the publicity that issues surrounding homosexuality have been getting in the days since Queer Month began. If Queer Month is to serve the role of educating the Harvard student body about homosexuality, then its organizers should take this upsetting event as an impetus to bring the homophobia latent on this campus to the fore and to find constructive ways of dealing with it. At the same time, the administration should follow the Kennedy School...