Responding to the demands of homosexual activists, Georgetown has established the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning) Resource Center. In May, full-time director Sivagami Subbaraman was hired with plans for at least one more full-time employee and several student employees. Don’t expect a Catholic view of morality: Georgetown already opposes “heterosexism,” defined as “the idea that there is a natural form of sexuality which is inevitable and good.”

Subbaraman comes from the Office of LGBT Equity at the University of Maryland, which trains “diversity educators” and sponsors an annual “lavender graduation,” National Coming Out Day activities, and a three-week “Pride Days” celebration. The Office refers Catholic students to the dissident Dignity/USA organization for affirmation of a homosexual lifestyle.

In the July 24 issue of Georgetown University’s alumni magazine, President John DeGioia attempts to rebuff criticism of the LGBT Resource Center in an article which also laments Georgetown University’s past prejudices against homosexual students.

“As a Catholic and Jesuit university, a university administrator or center cannot advocate for policies or practices that are counter to Catholic teaching,” DeGioia reassures alumni. But given the hiring of a director for the Resource Center, activism of the university-funded GU Pride club, and myriad scandals at Georgetown, including annual performances of The Vagina Monologues and funding of internships with pro-abortion advocacy groups, serious concerns remain.