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The facts about homosexuality
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In the November 17, 1988 issue of the Western Carolinian, Dawn Neatherly writes in Counselor's Corner "The facts about homosexuality." The article is in response to the fact that the student body did not show up for Lavender Bridges' information fair held on October 11, on Coming Out Day. Neatherly gives facts about several myths that those fearful of homosexuality often believe. Neatherly also provides the reader with several fiction and non-fiction books to read. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.
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COUNSELOR'S CORNER The Facts About Homosexuality by Dawn Neatherly On October 11, in conjunction with National Coming Out Day, Lavender Bridges held an information fair on the second floor of the University Center. Representatives from statewide and local organizations were present with pamphlets and handouts on various gay/lesbian issues. The information was provided to assist people in altering their erroneous views about homosexuality; unfortunately, very few WCU students availed themselves of this free information. Because exposure to factual informa tion about homosexuality is necessary to overcome our heterosexual society's homophobia (irrational fear of homosexuality); this week's Counselor's Comer will focus on some of the more typical myths perpetuated by these fears. MYTH I: Homosexuals arc mentally ill individuals who attempt to recruit heterosexuals. FACTS: Homosexuality is neither a disease nor a mental illness. Both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association consider it simply an alternate sexual orientation. This does not mean, however, that gay men and lesbians "choose" to be so. Most can remember homosexual feelings early in life and their only choice is whether or not to accept this part of themselves. In fact, the only form of homosexuality considered unhealthy by the American Psychiatric Association is where a homosexual cannot cope with the awareness of his or her sexual orientation. Because homosexuality is a sexual orientation just like heterosexual- ity, the concept of gay men or lesbians recruiting or seducing heterosexual persons is just as unlikely as heterosexuals forcing THE PART-TIME JOB THAT HELPS YOU PAY OFF YOUR COLLEGE LOAN. There's a lot more to the Army Reserve than you might think. If you have a qualifying student loan, and its not in default, you can get it paid off at the rate of 15% per year or $500, whichever is greater up to a maximum of $10,000. In addition, you 1 i r \ 4 r^i r>?n unwanted attention on members of the gay community. MYTH II: All homosexuals are effeminate men am1 masculine women, and thus easily identified. FACTS: There are just as many different types of homosexuals as there are heterosexuals. No one set of characteristics identifies a gay man or a lesbian. He or she may be anyone in the community. Statistically seven to twelve percent of all people are gay. This is approximately one person in ten or about 500 people on this campus. Therefore, not only do you probably know someone who is gay, but you also probably would not suspect that they are unless they chose to share that information with you. MYTH III: Homosexuals lead unhappy and unproductive lives. FACTS: There is nothing about being gay that inherently leads to unhappiness or lack of productivity. Gay men and lesbians can and do make valuable contributions to our world as doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, executives, and virtually any other career you can name. There are many difficult things about leading a gay lifestyle but these difficulties are not a result of being gay; they I l possibility is through an open ex-1 ploration of the issue. Hopefully,! the next time information like that i available on October 11 appears, \ you will pick it up and discover \ more about that one person in ten < who may be your friend or family \ member. Until then, I suggest! these books if you are interested' in further information. 1 NON-FICTION: i Loving Someone Gay by; D. Clark (Celestial Arts, 1977). : Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? Another Christian' View by L. Scanzoni and V. Mol- < lenkott (Harper & Row, 1978). i Now That You Know:1 What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality by B.< Fairchild and N. Howard (Har- court, Brace, & Jovanovich i 1979). t FICTION: i The Front Runner bvt P.N. Warren (Bantam, 1975). ' i Rubyfruit Jungle by: R.M. Brown (Bantam, 1977). If you would like to talk i with someone about these issues, please stop by the Counseling Center in 114 Scott or call 227- 7469.
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