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OCA founder and director Lon Mabon said he was “very excited” about the poll results. “We’ve never showed that high on any of our measures this early in the campaign,” he said. “A lot of liberal parents who are comfort able with nondiscrimination in their jobs don’t want it taught to their kids in school.” If Measure 9 passes, all state schools from kindergarten through community college would be pro hibited from encouraging homo sexuality, and those schools that do encourage it could lose state funding. Counseling programs, school-sanctioned groups for non heterosexual students, health edu cation and school tolerance poli cies would be changed, though supporters and opponents of the measure disagree about how they will change. Though Mabon said the OCA could convince the legislature to include state universities in the ban if the measure passes, Oregon University System spokesman Bob Bruce said state universities would remain unchanged. The measure’s passage, however, would significantly affect the Uni versity’s neighbor, Lane Communi ty College. “It would affect LCC just as it would affect K-12 schools,” Robert Ackerman, chairman of the LCC board, said, adding that the LCC school board unanimously voted Sept. 13 to oppose the measure. “We view this as a denial of free speech, a violation of academic freedom and the marginalization of a group of students.” OPPONENTS RAISE HEALTH CONCERNS Susan Matthews, LCC multicul tural advisor, said the measure would change the atmosphere of the community college. “It would completely change the climate here to one that is com pletely intolerant of LGBT stu dents and staff,” she said. “I think "What a Great Experience!" Learning the language. Meeting people. Coming face tp face with history, art and architecture, culture, food and fun. UNIVERSITY STUDIES ABROAD CONSORTIUM... Small classes. Personal attention. Fully accredited — receive university credit. 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It legitimizes homophobia.” Debate over the measure has re newed the “nature versus nurture” debate over the origins of homo sexuality — supporters of the measure say homosexuality is a choice, while most opponents say it’s genetic predisposition. “We don’t believe who a person has sex with and how they have sex is equal to race or religion,” Mabon said. “It’s a fundamental mistake people are making to equate homosexual behavior to mi nority status.” Like most who speak against Measure 9, University Program Co ordinator Phil McCullum said at a Planned Parenthood-sponsored press conference on Sept. 18 that It would completely change the climate here to one that is completely in tolerant of LGBT students and staff. I think that just having the measure on the ballot is devastating. It le gitimizes homophobia. Susan Matthews multicultural advisor LCC » the measure would single out non heterosexual students and subject them to harassment. “When we talk about equal rights for all, we mean equal and all,” he said. Mabon, however, said that the measure would allow criticism of homosexuality but not harassment of gay and lesbian students. “We are opposed to harassment at any level,” he said. “But a lot of these programs are just disguising acceptance.” Though the measure’s oppo nents say its passage would elimi nate counseling for non-heterosex ual students, Mabon disagrees, saying school counselors would be barred only from telling students it’s acceptable to be gay. They could still counsel for depression and encourage students seek sup port from independent counselors. Another concern opponents ex press is the possible restriction of health education. “Measure 9 would place a stran glehold on the ability of schools to provide good HIV education,” said May Gossart, a Planned Parent hood education director. Solano, the Portland high school teacher who supports Measure 9, said health education would not be restricted, but rather expanded to include what he called the dan gers of homosexual sex. “This is affecting our schools, and this is affecting our health care,” said state Rep. Kitty Piercy, D-Eugene. “Things are at stake for everybody.” Has your fish lumped Tank and struck out on his own? Recover your beloved with an ad in the ODE Classifieds
