Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 16:01:32 +0300

Subject: Re: Article on homosexuals



Dear -------------,

We have been receiving several complaints on behalf of this article.
It is within every AUB student's right to respond with a "Letter to
the Editor", though I believe the LGBTQ community in AUB would like to
issue a response themselves, which we will be giving priority. Should
you like to submit your own reply (approx 300 words), please do so
before Sunday so we may give it space within the layout.

The writer in question is responsible for his own views, and Outlook
maintains that every staff writer has the right to publish their own
viewpoints, which are not meant to be edited unless for grammatical
and stylistic error. As stated in our bylaws, we do not reflect any of
our staff writers viewpoints, and remain a secular, independent
newspaper. We do however apologize for not better filtering this
article for it's bigoted nature, yet the viewpoint still stands as the
author's own. Outlook will be releasing a formal statement on Tuesday
concerning this article.

We will be publishing an errata about the comment on Russia's jail
cells, as Russia legalized homosexuality in 1993.

Please let me know should you have any further questions.

Lojine Kamel
Editor-in-Chief

Outlook 2011-2012


On 5/4/12, -------------------------------- wrote:
> Dear sir/madam
>
> I was disgusted about the article on read on homosexuals drafted by Mohammed
> sibai.
>
> Lebanon is well-known as a bastion of freedom and liberalism in the middle
> east. A place where people are free to be themselves. This article flies in
> the face of this ideal, evidencing ignorance and a lack of compassion.
>
> Gay people are in every community and the faster your publication comes to
> understand this, the faster you will understand the very nature of freedom
>
> Regards
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