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In the December December: see month.  9 issue, readers were asked: Should gay and lesbian groups on college campuses be more inclusive of inclusive of
prep.
Taking into consideration or account; including.
 bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality.

2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality.

3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism.

4.
 members?
Yes          83%
No           12%
Undecided     5%

Note: Table made from pie chart.


Reader comments from www.advocote.com

* "Yes, there should be more inclusion of bisexuals in gay and lesbian groups, but bisexuals still need their own clubs too--just as lesbians need women-only spaces."

* "Why? Bisexuals have access to social support and legal acceptance that are denied to gays. Besides, I know of no gay female group that would welcome any man."

* "Queer is queer is queer, and I wish that the thought of whether to include someone like me, a bisexual woman, weren't were·n't  

Contraction of were not.


weren't were not
 even an issue. I'm surely not straight, and I want all the same queer equality and the same hot chicks my lesbian sisters want."

* "Bisexuals have different issues and concerns than gays and lesbians."

* "If we wish to sit at the table as equals with all groups, then we must be inclusive in our groups as well."

* "As a feminist, I am against biphobia. It is as bad as sexism sex·ism  
n.
1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.

2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.
 and racism.
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Date:Feb 3, 2004
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