Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise By J.D. Whitlock Here’s a "radical" proposition from a member of the armed services: Integrate gays into the military to the same extent heterosexuals and homosexuals interact in society. Read more...

"Arc of a love affair" encompasses ideal relationship Adena Chung It’s hard to write about this without sounding totally disenchanted, pessimistic, disillusioned, jaded. I admit I feel a little bit of all of those, but not enough to have given up the idea of the perfect relationship, and even marriage. Read more...

National Coming Out Week celebrates sexual diversity through campus voices This week (Oct. 8-14) is National Coming Out Week, at UCLA and throughout the country, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned. Read more...

Coming out: a gay Army sergeant’s announcement Leland Kim I sat nervously on a cold, hardwood chair across a desk from a weather-beaten sergeant first class whose leathery face served as a reminder of his many years in the military. Read more...

UCLA must end alignment with ROTC discrimination By David Mixner The issue is clear. ROTC, under the military’s new "don’t ask, don’t tell" guidelines, will not allow openly gay and lesbian students to participate in its program. Read more...

Campus groups provide support systems for coming out By Jùlio C. Rosa and Ali Beck She’s out. He’s not out to his family. She’s totally closeted. Read more...

Bruins’ commitment to grade schoolers spelled AEP By May Lui Wanted: a patient, open-minded person to be a tutor, mentor and friend to students from grades one through six every Saturday from 10 a.m. Read more...