"Male Yell Leader Gets No Respect" 1983 Newspaper article from HSU's The Lumberjack

"Male Yell Leader Gets No Respect" 1983 Newspaper article from HSU's The Lumberjack

There is one male "yell leader" on campus in 1983, and he is interviewed in this article from the school's newspaper. Andy Tubbs discusses how becoming a cheerleader caused some friends to alienate him, while other students acted violently toward him and shouted gay slurs during football games. This demonstrates how strongly the gender binary was defended by students, and while Tubbs may not identify as queer, this shows the kind of treatment queer people could expect from others.

Joy Stephens of The Lumberjack

Humboldt Room at Humboldt State University

November 16, 1983

Humboldt Room

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