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Wednesday, December 29, 2004At New York Medical College, there are clubs for Jewish students, lovers of ballroom dance and those who are passionate about neuroscience, orthopedics or pediatrics. Until recently, gay students also had their own organization, one that the Catholic-affiliated college allowed to exist as long as there was nothing that hinted of homosexuality in the title, such as the words "pride" or "rainbow." But when the Student Support Club changed its name to Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender People in Medicine, it found it was not welcome on campus and was told to disband. The news report makes much of the college's affiliation with Catholic hospitals and the Archdiocese of New York, which helped the school get out of some financial difficulties in the 1970's. I never realized it was a Catholic school, but it is a private school, and its CEO is a monsignor. He also holds a masters degree in public health, which would explain the totalitarian approach. (Other Catholic schools are more tolerant.) posted by Sydney on 12/29/2004 08:04:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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