Colin Mark and Danny and everyone at DRU are not homophobic, as anyone who
knows them will realise. Lesbian gay and bisexual people have worked with
and at DRU and I know of no complaints of prejudice or discrimination.
Further the assumption that this trivial news item is homophobic not
logical. After all if the post had read 'Janet and John got married this
summer, (but not to each other!)' this would follow the same form but could
not be accused of any offence. I think that it is irresponsible to use
email to make such a serious claim on such flimsy grounds.
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>From: Shelley Tremain <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
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>Subject: GET THE HOMOPHOBIA OFF THE DRU WEB PAGES!
>Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2000, 12:17 am
>
>On a recent visit to the DRU web pages, I noticed that the "What's New"
>listing for August 2000 reads as follows:
>
>'Congratulations to Mark and Dan who both got married this summer (but
>not to each other!)'
>
>The parenthetical and *exclamatory* remark is blatantly homophobic and a
>kick in the face to the lesbians, gay men, transgendered people and
>other queers worldwide who are in struggle to have their human and civil
>rights upheld, and their relationships recognized and respected by the
>state, employers, church, other family members, etc.
>
> >*>*>*>*>THINK<*<*<*<*<*<
>
>Since this hideous little remark has apparently been in the public
>domain for a couple of months, I think *public acknowledgement* of this
>grievous error and an apology are both warranted and appropriate.
>
>
>Shelley Lynn Tremain
>
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