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This letter is a rebuttal to the Some of Your Best Friends column entitled "How I Feel About Women". It's filled with stereotypes about lesbians.

A rebuttal to the "A Rebuttal" Letter to the editor (11/19/75) by an anonymous author. This letter takes that author to task for his "ostensibly misogynistic" letter.

This letter addresses the "Some of Your Best Friends: The Morality of Homosexuality" column (February 4, 1976).

This letter is replying to letters regarding the "Morality of Homosexuality" column. The letter writer is the author of that column.

The author reacts to the comic strip "Doonesbury" in which a character "comes out".

Information about the Gay Center and the services it provides.

A Christian column that addresses "misconceptions about Christianity", including "homosexuals say that Jesus said homosexuality was OK".

The letter addresses the fact that all of the signed "Some of Your Best Friends" columns have been written by men. It discusses the power dynamics that might make it difficult for women to sign their names.

The column addresses the reaction of people on campus to his "coming out".

Describes the Gay Task Force and the services it provides

Announcement of a lecture and discussion on homosexuality by representatives of the Gay Speakers Bureau.

The article describes the Women's Fair, which includes a discussion with women from the Gay Speakers Bureau.

A student did a random survey of 110 students from Salem State . The survey covered attitudes about LGBTQ people.

The article mentions lecture and discussion by members of the Gay Speakers Bureau. It was the best attended lecture of the lecture series.

The article talks about posters of the Lavender Rhino that have appeared on campus. The posters "signify the opening of a hotline and drop-in center for homosexual men and women in connection with the Human Sexuality Center."

This unsigned letter to the editor speaks positively about Dave Newton's columns. The letter was written by Harry Allard, though unsigned here.

This letter to the editor was written by French Professor Harry Allard. He had written the letter in the March 26, 1975 issue that lauded Dave Newton's columns. He had signed his name but the Log had taken it out. The editor claimed that one of the…

A letter regarding the editor's reply to Harry Allard's letter about removing his name (March 26, 1975).

A selection from the foreword to the book Masculine Feminine.

David Newton explains why the Log has decided to cancel the "Some of Your Best Friends" column.

The Log, which had canceled the column, brought it back "at the special request of the HSP". The Log included the following statement: "The opinions expressed in this column are those of the student authors. members of the Salem State Gay Task Force…

The column is about the author Rita Mae Brown.

The column discusses gender identity.

The piece is in response to the Heterosexual Man letter (December 15, 1976), written by David Newton

LGBTQIA+ issues

A brief column that discusses Gay Task Force plans for the 1978-1979 academic year.

The column contains "poetry written by students of the gay community at Salem State College."

The column describes the purpose and activities of the Gay Task Force.

The column references a Boston Globe article about gay rights. The article asked for "the public's opinions on homosexuals being barred from specific jobs." The column contains a survey for the SSC community on the same subject.

The column contains a guide to nightlife: "as you might imagine there are not very many gay bars on the staid, conservative North Shore, but there are a few."

The column addresses the concept of abnormality.

The article takes issue with the Some of Your Best Friends column (10/5/1977) that argued that homosexuality is normal.

This letter addresses Jeffrey Walsh's column (Homosexuality: Normality Questioned Again) in the October 26, 1977 issue of The Log.

This letter to the editor takes issue with Jeffrey Walsh's column "Homo Sexuality: Normality Questioned Again" (10/26/1977)

The column addresses a letter to Ann Landers (an advice columnist) from a mother who wants to know why her son is gay.

This letter to the editor is in response to letters by Allard and Newton in the previous issue. Allard and Newton reacted to Walsh's column on October 26, 1977.

The column addresses the effects of homophobia on the LGBTQIA+ community.

The author, whose name was withheld by request, discusses the nature of bisexuality.

The column is about the upcoming Gay Awareness Week at Salem State.

The column discusses Blue Jeans Day. On the day, "if you are gay, wear blue jeans".