Word: sexualize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fear expressed by many bisexual, lesbian and gay members of the Harvard community is greeted by defensiveness. To all members of our community, I say simply that many people among us feel so unsafe that they cannot live openly; even friends and relatives can feel forced to hide their sexual feelings. More than a few have been both verbally and physically harassed. All of us are consequently cut off from people who could enrich our lives...
...meeting, one person said he just didn't know how to respond to lesbian, gay and bisexual people. This constructive dialogue must continue. Whether through talking with openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals, through BGLSA events or through workshops of campus groups that address issues of sexual orientation, we all have a lot to learn from each other...
...merely an aspect of my behavior but rather my love, I still perceive my identity as being disdained. It would be similar if a Black person were told that although blackness is distasteful or immoral, he or she is "o.k." For members of both a racial and sexual minority, prejudice is compounded...
Finally, let us think twice before denying homophobia around us. The Crimson recently paraphrased students as saying that the Saturday meeting was about deciding "how much toleration of different sexual orientations is necessary." That very statement is fraught with homophobia. Total toleration and even celebration of all sexual orientations--homo, bi, and hetero--is not only necessary, but is in the best interests...
...Sexual harassment in any form is a very serious matter. If my actions constituted harassment in the eyes of the people involved, then there is no excuse for my behavior. I offer first, my sincere apologies, and second, my promise to act in a more considerate fashion in the future...