Some things I noticed on a (very recent) visit to my alma mater made me think. First, Take Back the Night is still an annual occurrence according to the posters. Unfortunately, the focus of this well-intentioned program every year has been largely on acts of sexual abuse committed by men on women. Why is it that we ignore acts committed on men by either sex? Or we do not ignore them, but they are simply not brought up because few sexually abused men attend Take Back the Night. A good male friend of mine was anally raped by a homosexual man at a party one night several years ago. This had a profoundly negative impact on his life, and he is still trying to recover from it. He was scared to tell anyone for a long time, but finally worked up the courage. In many ways, it is more embarrassing for a man to admit he was raped in today’s society, but whether this act of violence is committed by a heterosexual or a homosexual, against a man or woman, it is a despicable act that should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. And the women who claim they are victims because a guy whistled at them or made some stupid, drunken, lewd comment—that is nothing at all compared to actual abuse or rape.
Second, the queer pride rainbow banners in front of Olin were visibly ripped down. I congratulate whoever did this, dependent on their reasoning. Hating homosexuals is wrong, but having those banners in front of a library everyone uses is wrong. Putting up straight pride banners would not be tolerated. Because of my religion, which was Islam but is now Christianity, I have always believed homosexual lust and homosexual acts to be sinful. Many people feel this way. Heterosexual lust, fornication and adultery are also sinful. Banners supporting these things should be torn down, too.
What I’m trying to say here is something that won’t be received well by many at Wesleyan, and I am by no means speaking for all Christians, but I feel this is the truth: homosexuals, you are not special. You do not have special privileges because you are different or persecuted. You are sinful, just like everyone else, and just like everyone else, Jesus can save you if you ask him to.
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