TCU Daily Skiff Friday, March 26, 2004
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We all need to learn tolerance
Discrimination against homosexuals is wrong

In reference to the story in today’s feature section about homophobia on campus, we would like to offer an opinion: We, the student body as a whole, need to grow up.

As mentioned in the story, homosexuals have been the target of harassment in years past. Not only is that kind of action childish and immature, but it has no place on a college campus.

Whether you agree with homosexuality is not the issue; it is about tolerance. There is no sense in discriminating against a person simply because he or she has a different lifestyle.

The narrow-mindedness of some students is exemplified by the acts of vandalism that have occurred in the past. By removing all the pink flags — which symbolized homosexuals who died at the hands of the Nazis — during Holocaust Week one year and cutting down the banner for National Coming Out Week, some students are simply highlighting their own ignorance.

While our generation was not responsible for instigating the push for acceptance of minority groups and equal rights, we definitely have the ability to continue the charge.
In a world where being “metrosexual” is the newest trend, discrimination against homosexuals has no place.

You will always encounter people you disagree with and situations you don’t care for; that is inevitable. However, how you choose to treat the people you disagree with and handle the situation you don’t care for will set a precedent for future actions.

If you want to be successful in a constantly changing world, you must be able to practice tolerance, because the only certain truth is that the world and society will change, even if your views do not.
 
 
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