ADVOCATE.COMOp-Ed: Ravi Verdict Won't End LGBT Abuse on Campuses
By Shane L. Windemeyer, op-ed contributor | Posted on
Advocate.com March 17, 2012 10:05:00 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/03/17/OpEd__Ravi_Verdict_Wont_End_LGBT_Abuse_on_Campuses/On Friday, the more than two-year-long saga that followed in the tragic death of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi came to an end when a New Jersey jury found his former roommate, Dharun Ravi, guilty of several counts of invasion of privacy and guilty of several counts of bias intimidation toward Tyler Clementi, among other charges.
There are no words or sentiments – not even a guilty verdict – that can bring Tyler back to his family and friends, and this trial's conclusion will not end the daily torment and harassment of LGBT students on college and university campuses across the nation.
Campus Pride's national research study, "The 2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People," shows that one in four gay, lesbian and bisexual college students and nearly one in two transgender students face harassment on campus
