University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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N 'FIIE F CE 0F PIIEJI DICE Flacial, social and ethnic prejudices festered on the seemingly open-minded KU campus. COUPLE WALKED Massachusetts Street, hand in hand, window shopping and enjoying the fresh evening air. Passing cars slowed to get a closer look. One car stopped. Passengers stared. It wasn't because the couple was cute or because they appeared to be in love. The sideways glances and stares affected Eric Moore and his com- panion. But Moore just laughed, knowing his response wouldn't change any o p i n i o n s that day . Lesbian, and Gay f of Kansas fLesBiGayS OKI 20 The gay couple con- t i n u e d walking. M o o r e , president of Lesbian, B i s e x u al and Gay Services of K a n s a s , b e l i e v e d prejudice was dimin- ishing. P e o p I e ' s assumption that everyone is straight is heterosexism, he said. When people realize there are vary- ing sexual preferences, they are unprepared. He says the result is homophobia, which is the fear and hatred of lesbians, gays or bisexual people based on stereotypes. Prejudice wasn't limited to the homosexual community. V. Torrez Dawson, vice chairman for the Big Eight conference on Black Student Government, said that the Black Bisexual student community faced institutional preju- dice. I don't feel as welcome as I probably would at a predominately Black campus, he said. Groups with less obvious or no outward BY Kesev Harman WHEN WE BEGIN 'l'0 FOIlGE'l' 'l'HE FACT 'l'HA'l' WE HAVE IlIFFEREN'l' SKIN COLOIl AND LANGUAGES, 'l'HEN WE WILL BE AB LE T0 SAV WE IIE WI'l'HOU'l' l'IlEJUllICE. -DAVID AMB LEII, VICE CHANCELIADR FOIl S'l'UlDEN'I' AFFAIRS differences faced prejudice less often. Neslie Isgoren, Izmir, Turkey, junior, says people try to be politically correct. They have strange perceptions about international students, the KU International Council president said. Prejudice may not make itself readily known, but it infiltrates life often. For some, prejudice is always an issue. Others are surprised by its presence. Following are the stories of leaders of three campus organizations who face prejudice day in and day out, sometimes in the strangest of ways, other times the subtlest. ERIC MOORE Perceptions about the gay community fueled prejudice, Moore said. Sometimes I get really tired of the prejudice. I have to remind myself that chances are I won't get beat up today because I didn't get beat up yesterday... I look back over the day and say, 'Who did I help today?' If I've helped someone - even if it's myself - then it's been a suc- cessful day. There hasn't been a day yet that I haven't helped, he said. Dealing with discrimina- tion was difficult, but Moore kept a positive outlook. He said it l lx T I v i Peojlealv.e And I me modem at thaiheiiezrif