Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 18:29:31 -1000 From: Mia H H Lam Subject: HA 2810: LOGO COMMENT UPSETS GAY GROUP (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:50:26 -1000 From: Martin Rice To: Martin Rice Subject: HA 2810: LOGO COMMENT UPSETS GAY GROUP Aloha awakea kakou. Playing catch-up again. After seeing the amount of new T-shirts, hats, etc., that has been brought in and displayed for purchase, I doubt that UH Manoawill return to its former logo anytime soon. Ken's comment about sending the wrong message to BTLGQ athletes at UH Manoa is right on. HONOLULU ADVERTISER P.O. Box 3110 Honolulu, Hawai`i 96802 mailto:letters@honoluluadvertiser.com July 28, 2000 LOGO COMMENT AT UH UPSETS GAY GROUP By Stephen Tsai, Advertiser Staff Writer The Gay & Lesbian Community Center is asking University of Hawai`i athletic director Hugh Yoshida to apologize for citing the gay symbolism of a rainbow as a reason for the school changing its athletic logo. "We're trying to foster this image of tolerance," said Ken Miller, co-chairman of the center. "What type of message does this send?" [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ~~pau~~