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Prof to speak on LGBT issues
in shadow of marriage debate
By Nikita Redkar
Even though marriage equahty advo
cates have made progress in recent years,
members of the LGBT community worry
that a legislative win for gay marriage would
minimize movement support for other issues
the LGBT community faces.
The Texas A&M Department of Wom
en’s and Gender Studies has invited New
York-based lesbian organizer and attorney,
Urvashi Vaid, to discuss the future of the
LGBT movement. Vaid will be discussing
issues like the violence and discrimination
that may continue to face the nation’s LGBT
population even with progress in marriage
equality.
Women’s and gender studies junior Emily
Thompson said sociocultural change cannot
be enacted through legislation and doesn’t
happen overnight.
“People’s minds don’t change just be
cause there’s a new law,” Thompson said.
“There is a fear that once marriage equality is
achieved, it will be the end of GLBT move
ment and end of support given by allies.”
Thompson said while she doesn’t believe
the demise of the LGBT movement is ap
proaching, the state of the movement is
something worth considering.
Joan Wolf, associate professor of women’s
and gender studies, said the punchline of
Vaid’s presentation will answer to what ex
tent marriage has usurped conversation over
other equally pressing issues.
“The GLBT movement has become so
focused on gender that it lost sight of some
very important issues of homosexuality in
American culture,” Wolf said.
Thompson said LGBT violence is still
a concern, and referenced the murder of a
transgender woman that occurred over the
weekend in California. Thompson said in
light of the murder, it is imperative to ad
dress injustices against LGBT people beyond
the scope of marriage.
“When people are killed for no reason
other than their identity, it is definitely a
necessity to explore the future ot GLBT,”
Thompson said.
Dan Humphrey, assistant professor of film
studies and women’s and gender studies, said
Vaid has a challenging yet optimistic vision
for America as a whole.
“[Vaid] believes in connecting all people
together, despite their background,” Hum
phrey said.
Wolf said she supports the lecture be
ing held in College Station, remarking that
Texas A&M is often exaggerated as being a
closed campus.
“We have a student body with a broad
range of opinions and ideological inclina
tions,” Wolf said. “Most are quite open to
having this kind of conversation.”
Thompson said she hopes the lecture is
an opportunity for A&M’s LGBT students
to feel safe and welcome
“It makes a very large difference just to
hear stories they can relate to and to feel safe
discussing the kinds of things they wonder
about, though not necessarily out loud,”
Thompson said. “Sociocultural change is not
always quantifiable, but no less important.”
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