Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 16:55:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: Kevyn Jacobs <kevyn@KSUVM.KSU.EDU>
To: "Kansas Queer News [KQN]" <KQN@casti.com>
Subject: UDK EDITORIAL: DON'T JUDGE LESBIGAYS OK BY MOORE'S ACTIONS

FROM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS  - LAWRENCE
APRIL 14, 1995    EDITORIAL PAGE
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VIEWPOINT
THE ISSUE: CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

INDIVIDUAL AT FAULT NOT GROUP

Eric Moore's actions shouldn't be a reflection of LesBiGayS OK. Judge him,
not the group he was a member of.

The recent publication of Eric Moore's criminal record has caused quite a
stir.

This disclosure about a respected and influential campus leader who has
spent a great deal of time and effort supporting human rights has not only
cast his personal integrity in doubt but may have also done irreparable
damage to one of the groups Moore so vehemently supports.

Moore recently resigned as the director of the campus organization
LesBiGayS OK. The group has been educating the University and the Lawrence
community for many years. It is almost solely responsible for the
advancement of lesbian, bisexual and homosexual education to the campus.

Therefore, the criminal history of its past director should not be taken
to represent LesBiGayS OK as a whole. Many opponents of homosexuality have
already jumped on the bandwagon and are using his mistakes to criticize
this campus organization.

Regardless of whether you accept homosexuality as an alternative
lifestyle, it is inexcusable to use the faults of one individual to attack
a group with which he was associated.

An appropriate analogy would be the case against Emil Tonkovich, a law
professor who violated the University code of ethics. Did the students and
alumni call for the removal of the law school? Did the law school become
labeled as a haven for convicts and sexual deviants?

Even those who do not agree with the homosexual lifestyle should not
attack a campus organization based solely on the past actions of one of
its members. Judge Moore if you will. Judge the LesBiGayS OK organization
if you will. But do not judge one based on the actions of the other.

CHRIS VINE FOR THE EDITORIAL BOARD