"When you tag the name BGLTSA to something, there's a notion of collective voice [in the gay community]," Tan says. "But we're not as representative as we claim to be."
"Because we're known as the official LGBT group of the College, people listen," Tan adds.
Administrators acknowledge the group's campus significance, as well.
"They're very large, and they've got the history behind them," agrees Assistant Dean of the College Karen E. Avery '87. "They've been very effective."
At times, however, BGLTSA has presumed too much.
BGLTSA listed Cornerstone and BAGELS, the campus groups for gay Christians and Jews, respectively, as co-sponsors of December's march against homophobia without consulting them first.
The groups protested, said Morgan, who is also the coordinator of Cornerstone, because of concerns about the BGLTSA's controversial postering campaign. After BGLTSA board members agreed to tone down the posters for the event, Bagels and Cornerstone dropped their objections.
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