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Anti-Gay Referendum [Sic] May Affect Maine Students, Malcolm Smith
Anti-Gay Referendum [Sic] May Affect Maine Students, Malcolm Smith
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The rights of students protected under the sexual orientation classification of the school's non-discrimination policy may be threatened if a state-wide organization gets a referendum question on the 1995 ballot.
More Education, Awareness Needed About Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay Concerns, Maine Perspective
More Education, Awareness Needed About Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay Concerns, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Graffiti is scrawled on a sidewalk. A door of a student's dorm room is splattered in red with a defamatory message. Publicity flyers are ripped from walls. There are derogatory jokes and name-calling. Threats and realities of physical violence. Harassment. All are prejudicial actions against a minority of the population. At issue is not race, color, religion, gender, age or nationality. At issue is sexual orientation. And because college campuses are microcosms of society, the actions occur at the University of Maine and at universities throughout the country that, by their very nature, are supposedly bastions of free expression and …
Meeting With Chancellor's Staff / Housing Guidelines—Gay And Lesbian Students, John Halstead
Meeting With Chancellor's Staff / Housing Guidelines—Gay And Lesbian Students, John Halstead
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
An internal memo from John Halstead to Scott Anchors references "requests by gay and lesbian students for specific housing."
Letter Of Response From The Chancellor's Office To A Citizen Expressing Concern About "National Condom Week" Observances, Kent A. Price
Letter Of Response From The Chancellor's Office To A Citizen Expressing Concern About "National Condom Week" Observances, Kent A. Price
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
We must admit that times have changed, though not so much in the morals and personal standards of our students. Both research and common sense tell us that the standards of behavior set by parents for their children are not eroded by college life or other influences of the larger society. It's true, however, that today's students are much less embarrassed or otherwise restrained about discussing the once-unmentionable. Some may applaud this new openness and some may wince at it, but there's not much that university administrators can do to influence it.
Lesbian Battering Working Group Memo, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Lesian Battering Working Group
Lesbian Battering Working Group Memo, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Lesian Battering Working Group
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Copy of a memo sent to the Maine Coalition for Family Crisis Services (MCFCS), a Coalition of Battered Women's Projects, from the Lesbian Battering Working Group associated with Spruce Run discussing the need to increase awareness of domestic violence in same-sex relationships, particularly in Lesbian relationships. The Lesbian Battering Working Group seeks to establish an official affiliation with MCFCS and seed money.
Strip Offends Reader, Michael T. Johnson
Strip Offends Reader, Michael T. Johnson
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
I am writing in regard to recent episodes of the locally written comic strip, "Screwballs," that the Campus prints. The episodes that I am concerned with are the ones depicting the Wilde Stein Club members as evil, neo-Nazi monsters.
Screwballs "Wilde-Stench", Tom Higgins
Screwballs "Wilde-Stench", Tom Higgins
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Four-panel comic strip penned by Maine Campus staff member Tom Higgins. Long-description follows: Panel 1. The scene is on a sidewalk in an outdoor setting. Pillowy clouds dot the sky. An academic-looking building is in the background. Walking past "Tank," a muscular, straight, white, cis-gender male with flat-top haircut is on a sidewalk is a line of knee-high, non-gender specific individuals dressed in leotards and tutus, carrying star-topped wands on their shoulders and wearing spiked helmets or Pickelhaube, worn by members of the German military during the second reich. One of the knee-high individuals is turned toward the character "Tank," …
Naming The Violence : Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering Survey, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Joyce Grover
Naming The Violence : Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering Survey, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Joyce Grover
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Letter from Joyce Grover, Chair of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lesbian Task Force, requesting members of Spruce Run to respond to a survey about services provided to lesbians experience domestic violence. The document includes a summary of responses from Spruce Run.
Homophobia; An Obstacle For Gay Communities, E. J. Vongher
Homophobia; An Obstacle For Gay Communities, E. J. Vongher
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
"Homophobia," the fear of homosexuality, is a major obstacle which inhibits universities from acknowledging the needs of the homosexual portion of their communities, a speaker for the Women In Curriculum program said last week. Lee Nicoloff, a staff psychologist, cooperating assistant professor in education and self-proclaimed homosexual, said things won't change for faculty, staff and administrators. Note: The page 1 article appears to have been truncated during the layout process and the continuation not published.
Juveniles Plead Guilty, Rick Lawes
Juveniles Plead Guilty, Rick Lawes
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Three juveniles charged with the killing of Bangor homosexual in July pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 3rd District Court Monday afternoon in Bangor.
Local Group Holds Protest March For Dead Man, Rick Lawes
Local Group Holds Protest March For Dead Man, Rick Lawes
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
About 60 members of the Bangor Area Gay, Lesbian, Straight Coalition held a protest march Monday night protesting the "lenient and irresponsible" prosecution of three juveniles involved in the killings of [Charlie Howard] a Bangor homosexual in July.
Commentary: Bathroom Graffiti, Ed Carroll
Commentary: Bathroom Graffiti, Ed Carroll
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Commentary piece about offensive, homophobic bathroom graffiti commenting on the murder of Charlie Howard in Bangor, Maine.
Students Burn Jeans In Protest, John Toole
Students Burn Jeans In Protest, John Toole
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Forty students and others burn a pair of jeans to protest Gay Jeans Day.
Left Turn On Red: Fear And Ignorance, Stephen Betts
Left Turn On Red: Fear And Ignorance, Stephen Betts
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
If ignoring was bliss there would be many happy people at UMO. The reaction by many students to the upcoming Jeans Day shows the ignorance on the subject. People are complaining that the day will infringe on their rights and how it will cause them distress should they wear jeans and be mistaken for a homosexual.
Response: Letters To The Editor, The Maine Campus
Response: Letters To The Editor, The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Letters to the Editor in reaction to Gay Jeans Day.
A Gay Scare, The Maine Campus
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
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.
Blue Jeans Fever, The Maine Campus
Blue Jeans Fever, The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The UMO Wilde-Stein club missed the nail completely in promoting another Gay Blue Jeans Day on campus. While their message—gays are human and deserve to be treated as such—is relevant, their form of expression is a bad choice.
Gays Plan Jeans Day, The Maine Campus
Gays Plan Jeans Day, The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In an effort to make people feel "uncomfortable," UMO's Wilde-Stein club has labeled Friday "Gay Blue Jeans Day" and will consider the wearing of denim clothing a visible display of support for gay rights.
Wilde Stein Club's Budget Slashed, Craig Peters
Wilde Stein Club's Budget Slashed, Craig Peters
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Student Government has cut this year's allocations to the Wilde Stein Club's budget by almost $500 over last year. The 1978-79 Student Government budget includes $769.35 allocated to the Wilde Stein Club, UMO's association for homosexuals. In last year's budget, the gays received $1,233.70.
Campus Journalists Capture Press Awards, John Donnelly
Campus Journalists Capture Press Awards, John Donnelly
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
For columns on "Miss Maine" and "Gay Blue Jeans Day" and for an editorial denouncing the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, two Maine Campus journalists have received awards from the annual Better Newspaper Contest, a person for the sponsoring Maine Press Association announced Friday.
Gay Legal Battle Is Over, Gil Zicklin
Gay Legal Battle Is Over, Gil Zicklin
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
It may interest your readers to know that the Federal Courts have already decided that campus gay organizations have the right to exist and to use the university facilities made available to any other group on campus. The relevant decisions involved the University of New Hampshire, University of Georgia and Oklahoma University. This is not the first time that the Courts in interpreting and enforcing the Bill of Rights have blazed a trail for those not so well-versed in Constitutional law nor well-traveled in the realm of liberty.
Fiscal Budget Approved, House Scraps Pub Help, Jeff Beebe
Fiscal Budget Approved, House Scraps Pub Help, Jeff Beebe
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine's Board of Trustees was vindicated for their support of the Wilde-Stein Club on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives last night as the House approved $35.4 million of the Supper-U's 1974-75 budget.
Wilde-Stein Expected To Air Rebuttal To Gass' Attack, The Maine Campus
Wilde-Stein Expected To Air Rebuttal To Gass' Attack, The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission's Fairness Doctrine, WLBZ has responded favorably to a written request by the Wilde-Stein Club to answer what the club calls "malicious and distorted charges" made against it by Rev. Robert Gass on his Sunday broadcast "Glad Todings."
Senate Speaks For Students, Mark Hopkins
Senate Speaks For Students, Mark Hopkins
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Much comment and criticism has arisen in the past few weeks concerning the responsibilities of the Student Senate in representing the opinions of the student body.
No Outcry Over Gay Support, Anonymous .
No Outcry Over Gay Support, Anonymous .
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Letter to the editor of The Maine Campus discussing the Student Senate's rationale for denying funding to the Wilde-Stein Club.
Gay Group Leader Vows 'Students Will Be Educated', Randy Stevens
Gay Group Leader Vows 'Students Will Be Educated', Randy Stevens
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
"We decided that we shall not be ignored any longer. We are going to educate this campus community." These are the words of Karen Bye, a self-avowed lesbian and the major force in forming the Wilde-Stein Club. The club is composed of male and female homosexuals who meet each week to find social and psychological support from each other.
It's The Issue That Counts — It's The Language That Counts, Phil Mace
It's The Issue That Counts — It's The Language That Counts, Phil Mace
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Editorial reaction to language included in the feature story, "Gay Lib. Spokeswoman" which appears in the 1973-04-12 issue of The Maine Campus. There are over 400,000 words in the English language. It is ridiculous to segregate seven, eight, or nine—or even one—of them as totally unsuitable for use in a newspaper. Acting as if certain four-letter words do not exist only adds to the titillating air that surrounds them when they do appear—as they will.
New Bangor Gay Group Helps Members Find Themselves, Bill Gordon
New Bangor Gay Group Helps Members Find Themselves, Bill Gordon
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Gay liberation has finally come out of the closet in Maine, and it looks like it is out and open to stay. A gay group began last semester at UMO as part of the Abenaki curriculum. Intended as an academic discussion of the social and psychological aspects of homosexuality, the small grou expanded and turned from a discussion to become an active gay social-support group.
Gay Lib. Spokeswoman (An Interview With Carol Savoie), The Maine Campus
Gay Lib. Spokeswoman (An Interview With Carol Savoie), The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
An interview with Carol Savoie who taught the first course dealing with gender studies at the University of Maine in the fall of 1972. The course was entitled, "Homosexuality--perspectives and prejudices" and addressed homosexuality not "as an illness, perversion or abnormality, but as an aspect of the life experience of a significant number of people."