Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Your article on the Defeat Homophobia poll ("Students Support Gay Rights, Survey Reveals," May 9, 1988) was extremely informative. As presented, there seems to be a contradiction in the results; Harvard students overwhelmingly support gay, lesbian and bisexual rights, yet there is widespread use of epithets such as "fag," "dyke," and "queer" on campus. I would like to add a few comments on this point...
Most of the 12-member squad say they agree that an image problem is the biggest obstacle facing the group. Since the cheerleading squad's formation in the late 1970s, it has been ridiculed--sometimes deservedly so, cheerleaders say--and has received very little official support from the University...
...lack of official support means that the cheerleaders have never had a coach and therefore have not been able to perform difficult routines. The squad's lack of expertise only hurts its image and last year resulted in a serious injury to one cheerleader, cheerleaders...
...There is a substantial amount of faculty support for the proposals," Bell said. "People who have policymaking power often take action that they do not want to attribute to" student protests, he added...
Assistant Professor of Law Clare Dalton, who was recently denied tenure and is considering suing the University for gender discrimination, made a brief appearance at the rally to express her support for the student protesters. "I feel a great deal of joy, a great deal of encouragement, and I feel as if the struggle is in good hands," she said...