Word: outness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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'Coming Out' Matters in the Real World
I am continually astounded by the recurring and unmitigated attitudes of those responsible for the "Conservative 'Coming Out' Dinner." In their letter published Dec. 9 they wrote, "To the extent that the Coming Out Dinner is mocking it is meant to mock only those who feign oppression within the Harvard...
In a sense they are right. In general, Harvard is not such a bad place to be out. Until this fall, I would have said that without hesitation. Yet, since the acts of homophobia committed in Winthrop House, Adams House and repeatedly in Mather House, I'm not so sure...
But the point that the organizers of the "Conservative 'Coming Out' Dinner" are missing--and have missed since the outcry over last year's Dinner--is that on National Coming Out Day the BGLT community is not concerned about coming out at Harvard. We are ever reminded that the world...
I want to invite the organizers of the "Conservative 'Coming Out' Dinner" to think about that world next time they consider what "coming