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...Wasinger's 20-odd years. Here we are interested in ensuring that Peninsula's version of the adage "hate the sin but love the sinner," informed as it is by the authors' stated desire to develop laws, public policies, and community standards which would publicly "discourage" homosexuality, is not mistaken by homosexuals or straights for either a solution to discrimination-induced unhappiness, or a valid approach towards dealing with gay people. Straights should not presume that homosexuals crave their charity, in any form. And no one should believe that conversion to heterosexuality would prevent any further prejudice to erstwhile homosexuals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Straightening' Out Peninsula's Facts | 11/19/1991 | See Source »

...largely symbolic issues. Much of the tension arises from misunderstandings rooted in the clash of cultures. These days it is impossible even to formulate stereotypes about Asians or Hispanics, because those categories conceal much more than they reveal. Koreans and Japanese continue to deride one another; Peruvians resent being mistaken for Mexicans. The largest Asian group is not the Japanese or the Chinese but the Filipinos, who have different traditions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shades of Difference | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

...letter from the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) to all of the members of the Harvard community regarding the future of free speech at the University. Most Harvard students and faculty probably assume that their right to free expression is a secure one here; they are very much mistaken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of Expression Needs Protection | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

...never be mistaken for an "education president," or an "environmental president." He doesn't really have much of the vision thing. He wraps himself in the flag and breaks his promises. He possesses the most closely watched heartbeat in the Western Hemisphere and will continue to do so as long as you-know-who remains a heart-beat away...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: George Bush and the Seven Dwarves | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

...times of emergency--and that's what we're in and nobody should be mistaken about that--the differences between people narrow significantly," Finneran said. "This is an emergency and literally the most extreme choices have to be made...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Increases in State Spending Unlikely | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

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