Homophobia

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In 2019, campus revisits 1990 heterosexual pride rally controversy

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In 2019, campus revisits 1990 heterosexual pride rally controversy

A banner unfurled from the second floor of Skinner Hall on April 9, 1990. No one knew who hung it or where it came from. The rogue banner, peeping out of Skinner’s federal style windows, read “Heterosexual Awareness Week: Wear Your Blue Circles to Show Your Support.”

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UMass Amherst experiences acts of hate on campus

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UMass Amherst experiences acts of hate on campus

BY EMMA RUBIN ’20

On Nov. 13, in the John Quincy Adams Residence Hall at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass), a student’s door was defaced with homophobic and transphobic slurs as well as a swastika. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst Police Department (UMPD) investigated the event and the school sent out an email denouncing the act.

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