link (http://maroon.uchicago.edu/online_edition/viewpoints/2007/05/01/tolerance-is-a-two-way-street/)
Organizers of the petition have expressed concern over the negative impact of Pace's speech on the LGBTQ community. On the contrary, LGBTQ groups have shown that Pace's speech will not silence them, and that they can in fact, use his appearance to unite as a community and garner opposition to the policies he advocates.