Category Archives: Opinion

Military segregation means second-class citizenship By Lino Zambrano J.D. Whitlock’s well-intentioned arguments ("Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise," Oct. 12) to revive Jim Crow segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces with gays and lesbians segregated instead of blacks is based on specious reasoning with a potential for substantial mischief. He believes that there exists an […]

Compare-aholic treks down the road to recovery Jeanene Harlick Comparisons. We all fall prey to them. We all eye our peer’s success and compare it to our own. We try to sneak a peek at the grade of the person sitting next to us, and a lower grade on their part instantly fills us with […]

Front-page image provokes emotional student response Donald Carpenter-Rios Perhaps you can imagine my surprise on Monday. Having casually followed the same thoroughly routinized route to campus through a slight and lifting fog, stopping at the same old leaf ­ and newspaper-strewn kiosk for my morning dose of the Daily Bruin, I saw the paper and […]

‘B’ in ‘LGB’ stands for bisexuality, proudly By Melissa Vogel I don’t know about you, but I’ve found all the coming out stories being shared this week to be incredibly inspiring. Rather than go through all the details of my life history, though, I’d rather share some of the thoughts I have of my first […]

Don’t be cynical about relationships and marriage By Earl Williams In a recent Viewpoint column ("’Arc of a love affair’ encompasses ideal relationship," Oct. 10), Adena Chung outlined some of her thoughts about relationships and marriage. Since she candidly stated her personal slant up front ­ "It’s hard to write about this without sounding totally […]

Clarifying Coming Out Week Editor: I am writing to clarify the comments attributed to me in your Monday cover story on National Coming Out Week, ("Coming out festivities hope to dispel stigmas, Oct. 10). By saying that the event was "a little too political" for me, I referred to the fact that I am not […]

Deciding to come out: a soul-searching perspective By Phil Duncan There are as many different reasons for gay and lesbian people to be open about their sexuality as there are gays and lesbians. Coming out is a very personal decision which often involves a great deal of soul searching. For many, it is an extremely […]