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Friday, September 16, 2005

The Way I See It

From the Baylor University student newspaper:


Late last week, the Baylor Starbucks pulled about 500 cups with a quote by gay author Armistead Maupin after a faculty member complained.

Maupin's quote explains that the only regret he had about being gay is that he held it in for a long time. He said, on the cup, that he gave up the freedom of his youth because he was afraid of revealing himself. He encourages others to not make the same mistake.

...The quote by Armistead Maupin is one of a number of different quotes printed in Starbucks coffee cups around the nation. The quotes are part of a program called "The Way I See It" and according to a Starbucks Web site, are meant to "promote good, healthy discussion."




Here’s an example of one of the cups, reproduced at jeremyfreese.blogspot.com:




























UD has a suggestion for the next “The Way I See It” cup:

“I’d lied about it long enough and when I came out I decided I would not lie anymore. I wasn’t breaking any rules. There’s no stated policy on sexual orientation at Baylor, although they do prohibit homosexual behavior and sex outside of marriage, both of which fall under sexual misconduct. By making the statement ‘I am gay’-- a statement of belief about myself-- I’m exercising my First Amendment right. A university is a place where you learn how to think, articulate a position, and where you come to change your views. But at Baylor, it’s only as long as you never hold a certain position or advocate something else.”

Matt Bass, a scholarship student at Baylor whose scholarship was withdrawn, forcing him to drop out, after his orientation became known.

Thanks to JW for the tip.
Posted at: 9/16/2005 11:01:00 AM