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Title: Open-minded housing
Post by: Shana A on September 16, 2008, 06:23:11 AM
Open-minded housing
by Rebecca Blady

Op-Ed | 9/16/08
Posted online at 2:44 AM EST on 9/16/08

http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2008/09/16/OpEd/OpenMinded.Housing-3433167.shtml (http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2008/09/16/OpEd/OpenMinded.Housing-3433167.shtml)

We all heard Dr. Maura Cullen give her famous two-hour spiel when we arrived at Brandeis. More importantly, we all took part in the long, loud standing ovation when she was finished. Do you remember what you applauded for so enthusiastically?

One of the most important and overshadowed groups you got up for is the one Maura announced her own membership in: GLBT.

Gay. Lesbian. Bisexual. Transgender. They're all legitimate sexual orientations. And sadly, each one comes with stereotypes that will automatically alter our impression of the human being who only have an interpretation of romance different from is the one commonly accepted by greater society.