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United States History

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Homophobia

1979

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A Gay Scare, The Maine Campus Apr 1979

A Gay Scare, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The "Red Scare" of the fifties, when Communists were supposedly infiltrating every facet of life in the U.S., has been replaced by the "Gay Scare" of the seventies. An the ones who perpetuate the "Gay Scare" are as close-minded, misinformed and scared as the late Senator Joseph McCarthy was when he vigorously campaigned against the Community ghosts.


Gay Rights Issue In Legislature, Tammy Eves Apr 1979

Gay Rights Issue In Legislature, Tammy Eves

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

While UMO's Wilde-Stein Club was making plans this week for the sixth annual Maine Gay Symposium, the legislature was confronting possible anti-homosexual legislation, sponsored by Rep. Stanley E. Laffin of Westbrook.


Homosexuality: Going Beyond The Labels, Nancy Mccallum Feb 1979

Homosexuality: Going Beyond The Labels, Nancy Mccallum

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Jennifer, 24, (not her real name) has been a lesbian for four years. "In some ways I've been a lesbian all my life," the Old Town woman says earnestly. "But I've just recognized it in the past four years."