UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, February 17. 1995
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Group addresses bisexuals' issues
By Eduardo A. Molina
Kansan staff writer
The members of a new group called Blonic do not claim to have special powers, but they do share a unique trait.
They are bisexuals.
Chris Hampton, co-leader of the group, said BIonic would serve several functions for its members.
"We want to be a social,political and supportive group," said the Lawrence graduate student.
Sixteen people attended the group's first meeting Tuesday.
Hampton said she hadn't faced many problems on campus, but there were many distorted ideas about bisexuals.
"There is a big misconception that we are promiscuous," she said. "I don't mean it doesn't happen, but it is not always true."
She also said that another misconception was that bisexuals were not capable of monogamy.
"When I was married, monogamy wasn't a problem," Hampton said. "I am divorced now, but it wasn't because I wasn't capable of a monogamist relationship."
Hampton's family is not an exception to these negative perceptions, she said.
"I have tried to tell my parents about being bisexual, but it is hard because they are old," she said. "One day, I talked with my mother about the way gays and lesbians are treated, but we ended with an argument. So, I didn't say anything about myself."
To address problems such as these, Blonic welcomes all kinds of people, Hampton said.
Hampton said this didn't mean bisexuals were separating from LesBiGay Services of Kansas.
"We are not splitting. It is more of an addition," she said.
Eric Moore, president of LesBiGayS OK, said that Bionic could increase awareness about bisexual issues.
"Bisexuals face discrimination from straight people and gays and lesbians," he said. "This group is a response to talk about these issues and help bisexuals."
John Bennett, co-leader of Bionic, agreed with Moore that the bisexual community needed to bring awareness to KU.
"We want to organize activities to increase our visibility," the Lawrence senior said. "But we also want to offer support to bisexuals coming out of the closet. The situations they face are always more confusing. Our first meeting was a good sign that these issues have to be addressed."
Debate lacks much conflict
By Ian Ritter
Kansan staff writer
While Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. battle about line-item vetoes and crime bills, a Republican and a Democrat at the Kansas Union didn't have much to argue about last night.
Rep. Phill Kline, R-Shwanee, and Joan Wagnon, former Kansas representative and candidate for governor, took questions from a group of about 40 students in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union. The discussion was sponsored by College Republicans and KU Democrats.
The one issue that the two did disagree on was qualified admissions for Kansas universities. Qualified admissions would set minimum grade point
averages and ACT scores for Kansas high school students who want to attend public universities in Kansas.
"If we let people know what those standards are, those who want to go to those Regents universities will do that," said Kline, who supported qualified admissions.
But Wagnon said the average 15-year-old wouldn't take qualified admissions seriously.
Except for that issue, though, neither Kline nor Wagnon threw any punches.
Both speakers said they supported cutting automobile taxes, property taxes and utility taxes.
Kline and Wagonn both denounced the religious right and said that people deserved equal rights regardless of sexual orientation.
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