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Volume jr, Number 2
November 1982
Boswell Lectures at UNC-G
Br. John Boewell, author of Christi
anity, Social Tolerance and Homosexual
ity and Professor of History at Yale
University will speak on "Homosexuality
in Historical Perspective" at the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Greensboro
on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 pm. The
lecture is fre.e and open to the public
and will be held in the Cone Ballroom
of the Elliott University Center.
Boswell s visit is co-sponsored by
the Gay Student Association, the History
Club, the Department of History, and
Campus Ministeries, all at UNC-G, and
by Greensboro’s Metropolitan Community
Church.
A spokesman for the Gay Student
Association said of the co-sponsorship,
"We are excited about this broad base
of support for a lecturer on homosexual
ity and that the funding is coming from
the non-gay community. We are proud to
be a part of a university that places a
high priority on improving human rela
tions."
Boswell holds a doctorate (1971) and
a masters degree in history from Har
vard University and an A.B. in history
from the College of William and Mary.,
He has been a member of the Yale Univer
sity History Department faculty since
1975,' and received the DeVane Medal for
Teaching and Scholarship in 1982.
His book Christianity, Social Toler
ance and Homosexuality was selected by
York Times Book Review as one of
the 11 best books in 1981. The book was
also awarded the American Book Award in
History and the Melcher Aware the same
year.
The book is a chronology of prejudice
against homosexuals over some 1500 years
of European history. Boswell argues that
intolerance of homosexuals set in only
with the 13th century and paralleled the
rise of intolerance towards other 'minori
ties, notably Jews and Muslims, He also
argues that prejudice against homosexuals
cannot be traced to Christianity.
Writing in the New York Times Book
Review of Aug. 10, 1980, Paul Robinson
says, "I would not hesitate to call this
(see BOSWELL, page 2)
No Problem Too Small
Ever felt like a problem is too small
for a therapist but too big to handle
alone? Did you have a "blow-out" with
your lover and need to vent some frustra
tion later? Have specific questions on
sexuality? Who do you turn to when
there s no one to turn to?
Most people feel the need to get some
thing off their chests every no\^ and
then and sometimes it’s hard to talk to
a lover or even a close friend. There
is someone in Chapel Hill you can talk
to however in the services of HELPLINE
and SECS (Sexuality Education and Coun
seling Service). Both services are
staffed by competent volunteer counse
lors that have been specifically trained
to deal with relationships and inter
personal problems faced by both gays and
non-gays. Both services are free and
available to the entire Chapel Hill com
munity. Depending on the type of coun
seling and the urgency of the problem •
you may find one service better suited
to your immediate needs.
HELPLINE is a telephone crisis inter
vention and referral service, staffed
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
There is no pressure to reveal your name,
age or address, so total anonymity is
guaranteed. Counseling is totally ncn-
judgemental, and the counselors are will
ing to listen to any problem you may be
having whether emotionally-based or
physically—based, The counselors are
equipped to handle problems ranging from
(see PROBLEM, page 4)
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