Students Demand Firing Of 'Lesbian-Baiting' Coach

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/04/042706penn.htm

Penn State University students are demanding that the university fire women's basketball coach Rene Portland who is accused of attacking players she perceives as lesbians.

Several dozen students staged a noisy rally Wednesday accusing the school of not doing enough to fight homophobia and racism.

The students marched to the office of President Graham Spanier to present their demands but found themselves locked out.

Earlier this month a Penn State investigation into Portland found that she violated the university's diversity policy by creating a hostile environment for Jennifer Harris, a player she perceived to be a lesbian. (story)

[xchrom]

1. good. i hope the door hits her on the way out.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Why are people so out of their fucking minds?

(The coach, not those calling for her to get the hell out.)

[noamnety]

3. Who thinks she'd have been fired

if race had been the issue?

Imagine if she'd told the students not to associate with "the black player"? Or told a black player they weren't welcome to play on the team? She'd have been out within a week. Just my hunch, there.

[ThomCat]

4. Absolutely right.

But we're acceptable targets so the university is doing it's best to sweep this away.

[joeybee12]

5. I concur...homphobia is the socially accepted bigotry

in too many people's minds.