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      one
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      distinction
      between
      right
      and
      wrong,
      it
      simply
     
     
      makes
      being
      in
      the
      wrong
      slightly
      less
      offensive”.
      |
     
     
      am
      nota
      victim.
      |
      do
      not
      appreciate
      being
      portrayed
     
     
      as
      one.
      |
      am
      in
      control
      of
      my
      life.
      Heterosexuals
      do
     
     
      not
      control
      my
      life.
      |
      am
      a
      member
      of
      the
      homo-
     
     
      sapiens
      population.
      |
      do
      not
      consider
      myself
      to
      be
     
     
      wrong,
      nor
      do
      |
      consider
      myself
      to
      be
      offensive,
     
     
      least
      ofallas
      offensiveas
      the
      insecure,
      self-acclaimed
     
     
      young
      and
      old
      heterosexual
      males
      and
      females
      who
     
     
      practise
      verbal
      or
      physical
      homosexual
      bashing.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      portion
      referred
      to
      as
      Campus
      Comment,
     
     
      there
      was
      a
      lot
      of
      reference
      made
      toward
      the
     
     
      attitudes
      of
      Islanders.
      |’m
      sickand
      tired
      of
      everyone
     
     
      laying
      the
      blame
      on
      PEI.
      People’s
      attitudes
      concerning
     
     
      homosexuality
      are
      no
      different
      here
      than
      they
      are
     
     
      throughout
      North
      America.
      Do
      you
      people
      really
     
     
      believe
      that
      homosexuals
      have
      it
      so
      great
      in
      other
     
     
      parts
      of
      our
      country
      or
      in
      the
      US?
      If
      you
      do,
      you
      are
     
     
      wrong.
      Why
      do
      people
      always
      have
      to
      change
      the
     
     
      focus
      by
      shifting
      the
      blame?
      It
      is
      not
      PEI
      that
      is
     
     
      verbally
      or
      physically
      bashing
      homosexuals.
      It
      is
      the
     
     
      heterosexuals
      who
      have
      insecurities
      about
      their
     
     
      own
      sexuality
      who
      bash.
      This
      is
      done
      in
      an
      effort
      to
     
     
      reaffirm
      their
      heterosexuality.
      Homosexuals
      are
     
     
      aware
      that
      those
      who
      speak
      the
      loudest
      against
     
     
      homosexuality
      are
      the
      ones
      who
      are
      the
      most
     
     
      insecure
      about
      their
      own
      sexual
      identities.
      “You”
     
     
      heterosexuals
      who
      bash
      are
      a
      dead
      giveaway.
     
    

    
     
      As
      you
      may
      have
      noticed
      |
      have
      not
      used
      terms
     
     
      such
      as
      gay,
      queer
      etc.
      The
      reason:
      if
      |
      must
      be
     
     
      referred
      to
      in
      accordance
      with
      my
      sexuality,
      |
     
     
      prefer
      to
      be
      referred
      to
      as
      a
      homosexual
      male.
      As
     
     
      far
      as
      I'm
      concerned,
      the
      words
      gay,
      queer
      or
      other
     
     
      words
      chosen
      to
      describe
      homosexuality
      do
      not
     
     
      suggest
      or
      demand
      any
      respect.
      |
      demand
      respect,
     
     
      not
      becausel
      am
      homosexual,
      but
      just
      because!
      am.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      but
      not
      least,
      |
      resent
      that
      all
      the
      pictures
     
     
      used
      to
      depict
      homosexual
      couples
      were
      ones
     
     
      which
      suggested
      the
      intention
      of
      a
      forthcoming
     
     
      sexual
      act.
      Do
      you
      not
      have
      access
      to
      pictures
      of
     
     
      homosexual
      couples
      who
      weren’t
      sucking
      face?
      Is
     
     
      it
      any
      wonder
      that
      the
      heterosexual
      community
     
     
      dwells
      on
      homosexual
      promiscuity?
      In
      case
      you
      are
     
     
      wondering,
      homosexual
      couples
      do
      more
      than
      just
     
     
      have
      sex.
      |
      often
      wonder
      if
      publications
      such
      as
     
     
      yours
      assist
      or
      defeat
      homosexuals’
      attempts
      at
     
     
      equality.
      As
      the
      saying
      reads,
      the
      highway
      to
      hell
      is
     
     
      paved
      with
      good
      intentions.
     
    

    
     
      |
      do
      not
      have
      much
      concern
      about
      whether
     
     
      heterosexuals
      think
      that
      printing
      articles
      about
     
     
      homosexuality
      is
      a
      waste
      of
      paper.
      Heterosexuals
     
     
      have
      to
      realize
      that
      homosexuals
      are
      forced
      to
      live
     
     
      in
      a
      predominant
      heterosexual
      milieu
      every
      day
      of
     
     
      their
      lives.
      We
      are
      reminded
      of
      this
      fact
      by
      having
     
     
      our
      sexuality
      thrown
      in
      our
      faces
      every
      day
      of
      our
     
     
      lives,
      even
      by
      those
      who
      call
      us
      their
      friends.
      When
     
     
      heterosexuals
      are
      in
      the
      spotlight
      99%
      of
      the
      time,
     
     
      what
      is
      the
      big
      deal
      if
      the
      topic
      of
      homosexuality
     
     
      Uses
      up
      some
      space
      and
      paper
      on
      occasion?
      Do
     
     
      “you”
      think
      your
      egos
      will
      survive?
      I,
      a
     
     
      homosexual
      who
      has
      attended
      this
      University
     
     
      (UPEl),
      for
      the
      last
      five
      years,
      have
      paid
      my
      tuition
     
     
      and
      am
      entitled
      to
      have
      my
      voice
      heard.
      |
      have
     
     
      never
      used
      any
      of
      the
      precious
      space
      or
      paper
      in
      the
     
     
      X.PRESS
      before.
      |
      now
      expect
      to
      have
      every
      word
     
     
      which
      I
      have
      submitted
      to
      the
      X.PRESS
      printed.
     
     
      Sincerely;
     
     
      One
      Homosexual
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Feel
      free
      to
      let
      us
      know
      what
      is
     
     
      on
      your
      mind.
      You
      can
     
     
      e-mail
      us
      at
     
     
      xpress@stul.cs.upei.ca,
      or
      drop
      a
     
     
      letter
      off
      in
      our
      mailbox,
      room
     
     
      06
      Main
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      John
      and
      Jane:
     
    

    
     
      In
      regard
      to
      the
      serious
      nature
      in
      your
      attempt
     
     
      to
      answer
      the
      recent
      letter
      from
      N.F.
      who
      said
      he
     
     
      was
      a
      homosexual
      and
      feeling
      evil
      because
      of
      it,
      |
     
     
      would
      propose
      a
      better
      answer
      than
      watching
      the
     
     
      Hollywood
      movie,
      Philadelphia.
      Perhaps
      if
      N.F.
      is
     
     
      listening
      (or
      anyone
      for
      that
      matter)
      and
      feeling
     
     
      awkward
      about
      sexuality,
      the
      best
      help
      |
      could
      give
     
     
      would
      be
      to
      call
      AIDS
      PE!
      (566-2437).
      Sure,
      they
      are
     
     
      not
      a
      gay
      community
      group,
      but
      the
      issues
      of
     
     
      homosexuality
      acceptance
      and
      AIDS
      awareness
      do
     
     
      overlap.
      Also,
      they
      would
      know
      more
      about
      gay
     
     
      help
      meetings,
      and
      the
      like.
      |ama
      volunteer
      of
      AIDS
     
     
      PEI
      and
      honestly
      can
      tell
      you
      their
      open
      and
      caring
     
     
      atmosphere
      is
      not
      only
      offered
      to
      homosexuals
      but
     
     
      to
      heterosexuals
      as
      well;
      thus,
      there
      is
      no
      need
      to
     
     
      be
      frightened
      to
      enter
      because
      people
      will
      call
      you
     
     
      a
      queer,
      because
      they
      might
      just
      as
      well
      call
      you
     
     
      straight.
      Or,
      if
      you
      feel
      AIDS
      PEI
      is
      just
      too
      far
      out
     
     
      there,
      |
      am
      an
      untrained
      volunteer,
      but
      |
      will
      listen,
     
     
      or
      go
      with
      you
      to
      AIDS
      PEI,
      whatever,
      just
      find
     
     
      someone
      to
      talk
      to
      that
      won't
      tell
      you
      to
      go
      seea
     
     
      movie.
      Call
      me
      if
      you
      need
      help.
     
    

    
     
      Kenneth
      (436-5745)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Drugs,
      drugs,
      drugs
     
    

    
     
      It
      has
      come
      to
      my
      attention
      in
      recent
      semesters
     
     
      that
      the
      drug
      problem
      on
      campus
      has
      become
      quite
     
     
      a
      problem.
      In
      the
      past
      few
      weekends
      that
      |
      have
     
     
      been
      over
      to
      Blanchard
      Hall
      |
      have
      been
      offered
     
     
      every
      type
      of
      drug
      that
      you
      can
      think
      of
      besides
     
     
      needles.
      Many
      times
      these
      drugs
      are
      given
      away
      or
     
     
      sold
      really
      cheap,
      which
      is
      sometimes
      tempting.
      In
     
     
      my
      opinion
      there
      should
      be
      a
      full
      investigation
      into
     
     
      the
      drug
      problem
      on.
      campus.
      What
      surprised
      me
     
     
      a
      great
      deal
      was
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      drug
      problem
      was
     
     
      also
      bad
      in
      the
      women’s
      residence,
      maybe
      almost
      as
     
     
      badas
      in
      Blanchard.
      These
      are
      just
      my
      thoughts
      and
     
     
      observations,
      but
      |
      would
      like
      to
      see
      some
      type
      of
     
     
      article
      on
      this
      topic
      if
      at
      all
      possible.
      Thanks.
      Don’t
     
     
      even
      think
      of
      putting
      my
      name
      anywhere
      near
      this
     
     
      as
      shit
      could
      hit
      the
      fan,
      thanks.
      Ya
      just
      gotta
      love
     
     
      those
      run-on
      sentences
      they
      really
      come
      in
      handy
     
     
      when
      you're
      in
      a
      hurry.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
     
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Ce
     
     
      .
      Rue
     
     
      A
      Ka
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      os
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