Word: sexuality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that's exactly what has been wrong with the council's stance against homophobia. The body passed a strongly worded resolution last May condemning discrimination against gays and lesbians and calling on the University to appoint liaisons for students who had been discriminated against because of their sexual orientation...
ROTC and the U.S. military discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, openly denying admission to the gay and lesbian community. The military has the right and has used the right to prosecute and incarcerate officers discovered...
Opponents of the resolution--which the council approved Sunday night--charged that the motion violates the council constitution which prohibits the body from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation...
Harvard University and the Undergraduate Council have both committed themselves to ending discrimination on the basis of race, sex or sexual orientation. How can either body consider officially condoning a student organization which so blatantly violates these principles? Reinstating ROTC is tantamount to restoring University ties to the final clubs. As we are all aware, military personnel are routinely discharged on grounds of sexual orientation. Moreover, ROTC promotes homophobic attitudes which are harmful and divisive in our (relatively) progressive society. We know of one ROTC student who, because he had a pierced ear, was made to stand in the parade...
...also help to remember that fitness as a means of courting Aphrodite has a long, respectable history. The canny Sheik Nefzawi listed bodily health as one of eight essentials for sexual delight. The other seven: "Absence of all care and worry, an unembarrassed mind, natural gaiety of the spirit, good nourishment, wealth, the variety of the faces of women and the variety of their complexions." And maybe just once in a while it wouldn't hurt to have a nice glass of camel's milk mixed with honey...