Show Heterosexual Club is Everywhere in Today's T Society Just Look Around Challenges GL T J SA President In response to Steve Johansen's Johansen query Wheres my Sexual-Preference Sexual Club I feel I have a responsibility as a gay man active active active ac ac- tive in my community as president of as a contributing writer for forThe forThe forThe The Pillar Salt Lakes Lake's gay lesbian and bisexual bi bisexual bisexual bi- bi sexual newspaper and as a member of Salt Lakes Lake's Gay and Lesbian Community Council Council Coun Coun- cil to answer his question and the issues he raised The Heterosexual Club is everywhere They meet everyday in cities and towns offices offices offices of of- and campuses Their members appear in jn in magazine ads and television commercials ls They walk in hand-in-hand down city streets and kiss in public places They keep their herr partners pictures on their office desks They app apply y for home loans together and even mar marriage marriage marriage licenses They share spousal and health insurance be benefits fits Moreover they live freely and openly without the threat of violence or discrimination because of the g gender der of their par partners ners They do not suffer r the exclusion from their families because of their sexual preference orientation or risk the loss of their children jobs and homes Though I will admit members have hav been beaten raped and killed based on the assumption they were queer Straight bashing itself does not e exist since their club and especially the White Male Heterosexual Club dominates practically practically practically cally every facet of life They dominate op op- press and suppress women people of color children animals and yes even even queers Th They y seek to stamp-out stamp difference and th the threat it presents to their frail sense of supremacy supremacy supremacy su su- su- su and masculinity In regard to the problems and obstacles Johansen discussed friends families families' and mo most t- t institutions throughout a persons person's life address issues of dating relationships and sexual harassment Just look around you turn on your television or read a newspaper and you will find a plethora of references to help you through ugh your troubled ti times s. s Further I believe that the issue of harassment harassment harassment harass harass- ment would be irrelevant if the White Male Heterosexual Club hadn't shown such callous callous callous cal cal- lous disregard for others othe for tho thousands ands upon pon ponI I thousands of years In conclusion to question the need for a is to question the existence of clu clubs s for Hispanics Native Americans Native African African- t Americans even very own and the many o other groups who have bonded together through their commonality a a. a differ differ- difference difference difference ence they as a group share from others Lastly my sexual orientation is not a preference and I hope for everyone there will come corne a day when l a person wont won't have to explain and defend their their diff differences sexual or otherwise I hope for the day when parents and society will have a e developed the ability and nd capacity they w were re born with to love unconditionally Christopher K IC Riese communicate |