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Events like observing the National Day of Silence or even our Drag Night serve to remind us that queer people exist and are worth mentioning. Often it is our most controversial events that do the best to raise our visibility. After e-mail debates about our BDSM Panel or our Sex Toy Party, some people will think the BGLTSA is too “radical,” some people will think that we’re doing good work, but everyone is less likely to take for granted that all the people on their e-mail lists, in their...
...course, the fact that events like the BDSM Panel or Queer Sex 101 are considered radical is just one more reason why we believe it’s so important to offer them. The goal of the BGLTSA isn’t merely to change our definition of “normal” to include a few new Will-&-Grace-esque, white male sexual identities. We think everyone, regardless of sexual or gender identity, should be respected and treated like an individual, and this will never happen unless we challenge conventional standards of sexuality and gender. Safe, consensual sexual...
Another important step in making Harvard a more accepting place is educating students about issues of importance to the queer community. Bringing in speakers like Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, holding a panel about queer related senior theses, and co-sponsoring a workshop on sexual violence in BGLTQ communities are all events that we hope will empower students to engage in the issues that they care about. This is especially important given the quickly changing nature of laws and campus policies regarding queer issues...
...care about issues that aren’t considered radical too. Our less “radical” events also tend to be our less noticed events, however, and from the way our critics portray us, you might be surprised to find out about our Same-Sex Marriage Panel or our Supporter Appreciation Event. Nevertheless, queer issues of national importance also resonate at Harvard, and we try our best to address those issues...
Bhatnagar said he and fellow petition organizer Benjamin B. Collins ’06 specifically mentioned Sinopec as a target for divestment in a February meeting with the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR), the 12-member panel of students, faculty, and alumni that advises the Corporation on ethical issues surrounding Harvard’s stock holdings...