From Laughlin to L.A. to the Castro: one student’s story on coming out Ryan Leaderman After finally coming out to most of my friends last spring, which was not nearly as difficult a process as I had originally feared, I knew that I could not keep my parents in the dark much longer. Not only […]
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Do worlds exist beyond ‘our lonely Eden’?
Do worlds exist beyond ‘our lonely Eden’? Tom Momary "Larger constellations burning, mellow moons and happy skies, Breadths of tropic shade and palms in cluster, knots of Paradise." ÂTennyson "Locksley Hall" Have you ever gazed into a starry summer sky, into the light of a thousand distant suns, and wondered about worlds? Of those glittering […]
Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise
Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise By J.D. Whitlock Here’s a "radical" proposition from a member of the armed services: Integrate gays into the military to the same extent heterosexuals and homosexuals interact in society. Put another way: Integrate gays into the military to the same extent women are integrated into the military. What am […]
“Arc of a love affair” encompasses ideal relationship
"Arc of a love affair" encompasses ideal relationship Adena Chung It’s hard to write about this without sounding totally disenchanted, pessimistic, disillusioned, jaded. I admit I feel a little bit of all of those, but not enough to have given up the idea of the perfect relationship, and even marriage. It’s just that I don’t […]
National Coming Out Week celebrates sexual diversity through campus voices
National Coming Out Week celebrates sexual diversity through campus voices This week (Oct. 8-14) is National Coming Out Week, at UCLA and throughout the country, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned. In the past at UCLA, the Daily Bruin’s coverage of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities on campus has been […]
Coming out: a gay Army sergeant’s announcement
Coming out: a gay Army sergeant’s announcement Leland Kim I sat nervously on a cold, hardwood chair across a desk from a weather-beaten sergeant first class whose leathery face served as a reminder of his many years in the military. My Army recruiter had picked me up early that morning in 1990 to begin an […]
UCLA must end alignment with ROTC discrimination
UCLA must end alignment with ROTC discrimination By David Mixner The issue is clear. ROTC, under the military’s new "don’t ask, don’t tell" guidelines, will not allow openly gay and lesbian students to participate in its program. If a student is discovered to be homosexual, he or she could be investigated, dismissed from the program […]