Initiative makes victims out of LGBT community
Collin Duwe
The university's gay and lesbian community has recently found itself at the center of attention, and in my opinion, has been inaccurately represented.
The Skiff, along with local news outlets, both print and TV, have featured stories on the Iris Reaction initiative and the new DiversCity Q community. While I see some good coming from both projects, I see more harm than good in the long run.
I believe that the longer that the LGBT community portrays themselves as victims, then the longer the world will see us as such.
Why are certain LGBT students calling for segregation and pigeonholing themselves? This segregation is reinforcing the separation that they are supposedly trying to combat by raising awareness.
According to Shelly Newkirk, who founded the initiative, Iris Reaction calls for an "ultimate goal of establishing a resource center and a full-time administrative position dedicated to maintaining a welcoming environment for the LGBT community." What other "group" on campus has a resource center? What makes the LGBT community so special? The request for a special resource center is outlandish especially when a resource center for any students in need already exists in the Office of Inclusiveness & Intercultural Services.
As an out gay student, I have never felt unsafe, discriminated against, or unwelcome at the university. I have spoken with other students and I have yet to find a case of prejudice or hate. The university is a great environment. I have asked Newkirk personally and I am still wondering how the university doesn't support all of its students, including those who are gay and lesbian.
Collin Duwe is a sophomore theater major from Krum.
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Allen Wilson
posted 4/08/09 @ 10:33 PM CST
What a bunch of crap. Are these Branch Davidians? Or perhaps Taliban? These kids will have many opportunities to refine their differences w/o TCU's help. (Continued…)
Dale
posted 4/11/09 @ 8:42 AM CST
Does TCU know homosexuals are not Christians?
1 Cor 6, Romans 1, 1 Timothy 1, Gal. 5:24
Does TCU know there will be an apostasy before
Jesus returns, 2 Thes. (Continued…)
Jesus (hay-soos)
posted 4/11/09 @ 7:15 PM CST
Dale:
Did you know Jesus died for the entire world?
John 3:16, Romans 8:38-9
Did you know that even if homosexuality was a sin, Jesus Christ died for sins?
John 3:16, the whole New Testament. (Continued…)
Flaming intolerant liberal
posted 4/13/09 @ 5:02 PM CST
Does TCU know people who eat shellfish are not Christians? - Leviticus 11:9-12
Does TCU know women who have given birth are unclean, and are twice as unclean if they have a daughter as if they have a son? - Leviticus 12:1-5
Does TCU know that if a man commits adultery with another man's wife, they are both Not Christians and also must be put to death? - Leviticus 20:10
Does TCU know that you are cherry-picking passages from a 2,000 year old book in order to make yourself feel superior to other people? How does that make you feel? Until all of you sanctimonious anti-gay scripture spouters start answering for your own "sins" and the contradictions you allow to exist, until you admit that one "abomination" cannot be proven to be any worse than any other, those of us who are not bound by your book are not going to take you seriously. (Continued…)
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