Gay students often feel unwelcome at historically black colleges, where homophobia may prevent classmates and administrators alike from acknowledging the presence of lesbians and gay men, reports the Associated Press.
The wire service says black colleges have a disproportionately small number of gay-student organizations, in some cases because the groups can’t find faculty members willing to serve as advisers. Hampton University has twice refused to permit a gay-student group to form because of a moratorium on the number of student organizations.
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