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...will more likely be "intolerant," than one who is more wealthy and to say so is to make a generalization that is offensive to those of us in the community who are from such backgrounds. Secondly, it also dismisses the experiences of the many gay and lesbian young people from lower-income families who will never have the opportunity to join programs like ROTC or have a career in the military as a possible "way out" of their economic situations. Finally, it does not recognize that it is precisely leaders like General Powell who should be setting a standard...
...flyers and statements come after nearly two weeks of opposition by campus gay, bisexual and lesbian groups to Powell's invitation. The high point of the protest came last week when more than 300 people rallied in a Tercentenary Theatre event sponsored by the Leadership Council, a University-wide alliance of 15 gay organizations...
Demanding gay civil rights and seeking solidarity, about 300 Harvard gay, bisexual and lesbian students, faculty, alumni and staff marched on Washington this Sunday...
...president said he worried "about the mixed message that could be out there" but will make his own position clear if asked any during Commencement and will meet with gay and lesbian graduates...
Despite the threat of tougher sentencing, hate crime is increasing. The Anti-Defamation League counted 1,730 anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the second highest total in the 14-year history of the ADL's audit. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force says attacks on homosexuals increased by 172% over the past five years. Klanwatch, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, reports that 1992 was "the deadliest and most violent year" for bias-related events in more than 10 years. Thirty-one of these were murders...