In the end, activists on both sides--the editors of Peninsula and gay and lesbian leaders--claimed victory this week, saying that their views will prevail.
Cavazos said that the magazine and the subsequent campus debate have been a boon for gays at Harvard.
"I can think of few other incidents that have really brought the community together," Cavazos said. "This seems to really have galvanized the community."
Landry, on the other hand, said that although the issue may have encouraged unity among gays, the net result will be negative for their cause.
Gays have been "unified in fear rather than unified in a sense of celebration," Landry said.
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"People will be discussing and actually believing what we put in that issue," he said.