I went to a prospective student open house at Pepperdine where a woman (who I never got to come up to afterward & introduce myself to) asked about “minorities” on campus: “you know, atheists, GLBT, liberals…” to which the panel sputtered and said something a long the lines of “if you want to see it, create it”. Which at least was open to the possibility.

I don’t remember a whole lot of “minority” activists on campus at LMU, where I went, but I do remember a creepy moment with Campus Ministry that felt like a drug-dealing kind of moment. I was invited to a Catholic Camp-Out & when I said that I wasn’t Catholic, the response was a long the lines of, “that’s okay, come with us and then you will be”. I totally understand why these groups don’t want to be under the umbrella of campus ministry.

I know I live in liberal Hollywood, but I feel like homophilia (homosympathy?) is becoming more and more mainstream, forcing homophobes to become closeted or change their minds. My parents and sisters may still want to burn them at the stake, but they can’t come out & say that anymore.

It’s sad, even pathetic, IMO, how homophobic conservative religious traditions are–including and especially my natal religion. One more good reason to stick with the non-theist Quakers.