

Demand Apology from College of DuPage Newspaper Over Anti-Gay Column


Demand Apology from College of DuPage Newspaper Over Anti-Gay Column
The Issue
The College of DuPage, a two-year community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, just published a piece in their student newspaper that argued that gay students -- nay, gay people everywhere -- are not entitled to human rights.
The piece, "Homosexuality is Not a Human Right," was authored by a representative from the group Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (HOME). Ever heard of them? They're just your average, run of the mill fringe group with a web site that says gay people should be forced to use separate public restrooms, and that homosexuality should be classified as a psychological disorder by medical professionals. How very ... 1950s?
So why would a student newspaper at an institute for higher learning decide that it was kosher to run a piece questioning whether gay people deserve human rights? Good question. Send the editor a message and ask what we're all thinking: "WTF?"
The Issue
The College of DuPage, a two-year community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, just published a piece in their student newspaper that argued that gay students -- nay, gay people everywhere -- are not entitled to human rights.
The piece, "Homosexuality is Not a Human Right," was authored by a representative from the group Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (HOME). Ever heard of them? They're just your average, run of the mill fringe group with a web site that says gay people should be forced to use separate public restrooms, and that homosexuality should be classified as a psychological disorder by medical professionals. How very ... 1950s?
So why would a student newspaper at an institute for higher learning decide that it was kosher to run a piece questioning whether gay people deserve human rights? Good question. Send the editor a message and ask what we're all thinking: "WTF?"
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Petition created on November 2, 2010