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...issue is impossible to ignore and yet maddening to be stuck on. Says a Presbyterian lesbian who has done hundreds of hours of advocacy on the issue: "This is the church I grew up in and was nurtured in and found my faith in. I can't believe we are doing this to each other. Presbyterians don't talk a lot about [the end of the world], but when the Last Judgment comes...surely this is not what God wants us to waste our time on." But she cannot...
...Court's perception of sexual orientation as a "message" played a critical role in its decision, and on that front, at least, the Court was consistent. The Justices had ruled previously that the organizers of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade were not required to allow gay and lesbian groups to march, citing the groups' presence as a "message." Mr. Dale's lawyer took vehement exception to the Court's interpretation. "A human being is not speech," he told the Court...
TIME: You've said, "If you're gay or a lesbian, it's a biological error that inhibits you from relating normally to the opposite sex." Do you really believe homosexuals are biological errors...
Worse, the centers encourage heterosexuals and white people to consider themselves exempt from critically examining topics like sexuality and race; rather than encouraging such study, the centers ghettoize it. In fact, the library as a whole is itself the most appropriate African American Center, the ideal Gay and Lesbian Center; the best place for readers of any race or ethnicity or sexual orientation seeking to broaden their knowledge and their perspective on the world. The actual users of the Main Library are an eloquent confirmation of that fact. On a weekday afternoon they sprawl on the expensive chairs...
...with the hook-up, so with my semester. I tried hard to fit into this new world of gay upperclass students. Every Monday and Wednesday morning, I agonized about what to wear to my gay and lesbian studies class, waking up early to make sure I could shower, shave and primp. At the first meeting of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) of the year I impetuously ran for vice chair, gave an off-the-cuff speech, and thereafter attended weekly board meetings in Eliot with Andre, the co-chair. I refused to buy a winter jacket...