"I would never say our purpose is for straight people," Sofen says. "It can only include straight people and address gay concerns."
Some of the most politically charged issues involving the BGLTSA have little to do with gay rights.
At the height of the controversy over grapes in the dining halls, Sulmers lent the organizations support to the fight against grapes. And Campbell remembers an executive board meeting in which affirmative action was the main topic of discussion.
"There are no obvious concerns for gay people on campus," Sofen says. "When Andre lent our name to the [anti-grape] coalition, it made us ask, `Is this our proper role?"'
"I personally think we need to be involved in progressive politics, but that's certainly not a uncontested opinion," Sofen adds.
Indeed, Summer says she would prefer if the group didn't become "too political."
"Some people think that if you're an activist for oppressed gays and lesbians, that you should be an activist for all oppressed people," Summer says.