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...instance, the much-criticized BGLTSA postering campaign during Coming Out Week aimed to shock all decent students, but none so much as Christians. Posters like "Every Tenth Jesus is Gay," "St. Sebastian: the first fag in the military" and "I praise the good Lord with my wet, quivering clitoris," could serve no other purpose besides insulting and intimidating the faithful. But as disgruntled undergraduates, prospective students and bubbly tour groups milled through the Yard, the signs remained. If gays were to face the abuse they heap indiscriminately on Christian students, one would not expect similar docility...
Contrary to Davidson and Boni-Saenz, we have not forgotten the "pain and uncertainty" of being the closet; that pain produces posters like "fuck you, I'm positive not poisonous" and "St. Sebastian: the first fag in the military." That pain motivates our anger in an unjust world. I hate that our posters embarrass some closeted people but a) don't assume other closet queens don't love them (I still have my poster of RuPaul giving the camera the finger from my middle school locker), b) don't assume closeted people don't engage in naughty sex acts themselves...
What are some of the thoughts and passions of the gay community, as represented by yesterday's posters? How about, "I praise the good Lord with my wet, quivering clitoris," or, "St. Sebastian: the first fag in the military." What in these posters would encourage a closeted student to attempt to convey his or her most intimate feelings...
Dechant and his fellow freshman teammates came up big Sunday, when Harvard took on the Texas Christian Horned Frogs. At No. 4 singles, Lingman put on a show. After being down a break in the third set against Sebastian Iannaeillo, Lingman fought back to win the set 7-5 for a final of 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Oli Choo, another freshman, overcame an injury last week in Providence to dispatch Justin Gagnon 6-1, 6-2. Dechant won for the second day in a row, overpowering Michael Leonard...
Soon, however, Sebastian was bringing friends home to supper--and Harvard had earned a permanent place at the Knowles' dinner table...