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...Ratner says that gay students have been calling for more openly gay and lesbian faculty members for a long time, but it is only recently that these calls are being heard. Gays, lesbians and bisexuals, says Ratner, are a long way off from gaining the same acceptance as women and people of color as a "legitimate" minority group...
...more acceptable to voice one's hatred for gays or lesbians than for race and gender," says Ratner. "Sexual orientation is not an established minority...
...dilemma, explains Ratner, is one of public identity...
...biggest problem is that while Black students can easily become a visible group, the traditional invisibility of gays and lesbians has presented a problem in our ability to put the pressure on," says Ratner. "It's depressing to think that gay, lesbian and bisexual issues aren't treated as seriously as race and gender issues...
...long road," says the Law School's Ratner. "It's going to be a long fight...