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Tucsdav April J4 1‘MIO
Kugcm- Ort’gun
\ ulumc lU. Nmnlii'i ! 1 '
Rally deals with pride, equality, dignity
Gays, lesbians
call for unity
B\ C dlhorine Haw lev
Emerald Assoc iate Editor
An t*nthusiastit < row'd of
about loo kirked ott (ia\ >111(1
Lesbian bride Week with
speec lies signs and chants
dining a rally in the I Ml
( mirtvard Monda\
Students demonstrated sup
port bn their right to learn
live and work tree from ills
criminatem and also at knowl
edged tlie spot i a I problems
they la< e >ts gays. lesbians and
bisexuals
There are gays ot every
i olor age nation,) I it \ and
( lass. said Marleiie I )res
t hei d net toi ot t he l Ml it e ot
Student Advocacy "What we
have m common is that we
are denied lights and privi
leges th.it heterosexuals
have
(iavs lesbians and
bisexuals struggle to be able
to work w here thr\ please
Ine m housing of their ( dunce
and establish t.undies if they
want to. I best hei said
She told the ( row d that
gays, lesbians and bisexuals
should unite then efforts and
work with othei minorities to
tight disi rimm.itton in <dl
forms, including rat.ism. sex
ism and ageism.
1 hey w ill defend me from
homophobia just as 1 defend
them from othei isms’ she
said
In her address to the rally
luiversitv law student Debra
( ) ( >ai a i ailed for a so< i.d 1st
I'hnln fov Viulrr Kjmrn
f.'.M .mil l esbian Mliaiue co-director Mil hael Peeler
s/teaks In ,i t mud (Inrim; Wiimf.ii s ralh the theme ul the
iin/uf) s Pride Meek is "Deal With ll. "
feminist revolution to eml
i (ipil.ilism u hit h she said
she saw ,is the sourie ol mi
inii il\ oppression
Basil human rights will
not lie gi.mleil il w e sat
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Speaker says racism
slows progress for all
Bv Hun W.ilkcr
[ nu*rald Assoc i.itr I ditor
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an* «it tli*1 tniviruul of mu 111 is
sur jtM(l«*rsl'ii|.) hri.iiusr
ablr thrill I" hiidy.r • »
miiiitin ut sim lal mm r
mrnts said sot ialist
tnnmist Mrrlr \Vt>u
\\v h.tv r < umiri trd
thr movrmrnts limn
thr h-mmis! muvrment j
to thr prnplr i»l coloi i
movriiii'iit to thr Irshi.m |
.uul i\,i\ mm riuntt to
thr hlhoi IlluvrllH'lit
shr s.ntl to tin ntidirnt r
ot about >
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thr I mnt I iiit* ot l in* t
ilmii Monday muht in f
thr \ All I n Kootn \\ ns |
s |io 11 sorrd I > \ Kadiial
U uiiii'ii and thr (,.i\ and j
Iavshian Alii.nu r
I.rsbians ami y»a\s ot
i olor h.iv e tict'!) relegat
ed to ‘footnotes in llu? histo
lies n| iiniuinll rights lesbian
.mil g.iv rights *«nt 1 « lass strug
gh*s. sin* said
As tin* most oppressed
vve re .it tin* bottom sin* said
I In* reason wh\ v\e have tin*
potent ml to be the most mill
Lint is that we've got nothing to
lose W e \ «* got the most to
gain
I lovvev ei Woo said mans re
ill.ill) Ill the i lose! in leal ( Olll
pounded b\ rat ism
It has been so hard loi lesbi
ans ot ( oloi and gav men of i ol
or to simplv be out and to ( arrv
over vvitb us the struggle tor
multi ia< ml equality. and de
in.mil th.it |n-i 11>i<* .nliltvss mu
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Mrrh* Woo
g!e must bf led bv those oil flu*
bottom the (Hi»‘s vvho ( an best
detine vsJi.it freedom is all
,ib<flit she sa hi
\\ e kllOVS \\ e ( <1111 U)t SlIC
»i*i*( 1 m .i struggle b\ om
shiv es Woo said \\ e know
We have to link up vs lib people
of like mind Ami vs e know it '
gonna be .it mss i.h *■ it’s gonna
be ac mss i ulture .111(1 it s
gonna be across sexualitv anti
gendei ton
Woo said she has been i nti
i ized lor div iding the gas and
lesbian movement hv Incusing
on rat ial issues I loss t*v ei she
lorn to Woo, Pago ”>
Ben Linder Room dedication brings speakers
Avirgan tells of Central American chaos
Bv Marin.i Swain
l nit'raid C ontribulor
Tons \\ nv!.in remembers
hearing the t languid ill a large
Im-II Hut tin I In* heeluni i *
journalist working m strife ml
ilri! l iista Kit a tlir Ill'll was
n-alh a bomb
It tflt like m\ ->kin uas on
Ini' \\ irgan said ot lilt' huinli
u hit h i lei l mated a gatliei mg ul
jouinalist-. in 1 .a I'em a \a aia
gua A siirvivoi nt the blast that
killed seven |)ei)|)le the \U(
I V lieu small and his x\ ile
Martha Htinev began an tines
tigatiun whit h now has them
suing J5 indiv ithials
\\ irgan spoke Moiidax niglli
in the I Ml Hall Room as pat I
ot ,i dedii atinn i eremoin Im
the lien hinder Room foritierlv
known ,is the I Ml lorum
Room
Karliei in the dav a panel ol
tai tills speakers spoke on us
mg higher edui atmn to benefit
humankind is part ul I hi ■ at
(•■mmm (ledii ation
llir 11 a mi was named after
the hurt land Ilian who died
while working mi small livdni
elet Ifu plants in \n ,naglla
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( niltras a rehol I ions tai Inill a!
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in Nicaragua and events lead
nit; to Ii is death
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