On Monday October 27th the Multicultural Center at the University of UC Santa Barbara sponsored a presentation by UCSB senior Alejandro Juarez on the topic of "F*$%ing with Stereotypes: Gay Men of Color in Porn" as part of their "Race Matters Series." The presentation, which was part of Juarez's thesis project for his Chicano Studies major, included showing clips from pornographic films and a lengthy discussion of how negative stereotypes of men of color in gay pornography adversely affects the men who watch it.

Jaurez's project was lauded by Dean of Students, Yonie Harris, who said, "I thought Alejandro had done a lot of good work in this area, I appreciated his scholarship and I understand the point he's trying to make." Similarly Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs, Michael Young stated, I thought that it was an intellectual exploration of gay pornography in the 'Race Matters Series.' I was pleased. It showed that we'd be willing to explore difficult dialogues at this University."

The UCSB Multicultural Center is, of course, funded largely by public money.

Additional Information:

October, 27 2003 Press Release: http://www.gauchofreepress.org/press/story.php?id=7
October, 15 2003 Press Release: http://www.gauchofreepress.org/press/story.php?id=5

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