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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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VIEWPOINT: Contextualize LGBTQ+ Advocacy

VIEWPOINT: Contextualize LGBTQ+ Advocacy

By Maddie Naisbitt January 19, 2024

On Nov. 6, 2023, Fr. James Martin, S.J., a priest known for his advocacy and a member of Georgetown University’s Board of Directors, spoke at Georgetown, detailing the spiritual lessons from the story...

I Kiss Girls..and I Like It

By Anonymous Submission February 15, 2013

This is my third year here on the Hilltop and the first Valentine’s Day that I’ve been single in college. It also happens to be the best one. Why? Simple: This year, I’ve discovered the real depth...

Finding the Value in Taking It Slow

By Anonymous Submission February 15, 2013

The average gay man has sex with eight different men each year, according to an oft-quoted 2003 Dutch study. I consider myself a gay man, and I can count the number of men I’ve had sex with on half...

False Inclusiveness Plagues Debate

By Kaley Beins October 23, 2012

In his address at Germany’s Regensburg University in September 2006, Pope Benedict XVI asserted that faith without reason is fanaticism. Although he was not speaking about homosexuality, I think that...

Lecturer Discusses Neurobiology, Sexual Preference

By Jonathan Gillis November 12, 2010

There is a biological link between the brain and a person's sexual preference, visiting lecturer Simon LeVay argued Tuesday in the Intercultural Center. LeVay, a renowned neuroscientist known for his...

Military Policy Recalls Rights Struggles of Past

By Alex Newton October 29, 2010

TO THE EDITOR: While "`Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protects Personal Privacy in Military" (THE HOYA, Oct. 22, 2010, A3) proposes a decent argument on the sacrifice of certain inalienable rights upon enlisting...

Shutting Out Minority Voices Harms All

By Kevin Flannery October 29, 2010

TO THE EDITOR, "`Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protects Personal Privacy in Military" (THE HOYA, Oct. 22, 2010, A3) relies on two offensive premises to defend the military's unwise and discriminatory policy. First,...

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Hits Military Morale

By Peter Nesbitt September 28, 2010

Last week, the Senate Republicans killed any chance of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" as part of the National Defense Authorization Act before the looming lame duck, Congress. DADT is the Clinton-era...

Turning the Tide

By The Editorial Board September 28, 2010

Catholics who choose to speak out against religious teaching are often met with sharp censure from the Church hierarchy, and certain elements of doctrine leave little room for dissent. That has not stopped...

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