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From: lmf@drutx.UUCP
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Subject: Re: When opportunity knocks ...
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Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 14:49:47 EDT
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In general my opinion is that teachers should not be sexually involved with
their students even if it isn't meant to influence their grade.  In those
situations it seems to me that the people involved should wait until they
are no longer in a relationship that has a built in power differential
(e.g. instructor has power over the student's grade).   In the case of school,
that might only mean waiting until the semester is over. I would say the
same thing about working relationships between a boss and their direct
employee. This takes longer to change certainly.

Often people are so well intentioned and rational about these things and
then sex actually enters the picture and all of a sudden it's a different
world and people aren't so rational anymore.  Even sexual situations with
someone you work or study with where there is not a power differential can
blow up into a mess.  

For the less powerful person these types of liaisons can
have damaging consequences.  There's less risk for the more powerful person.
I'd say take a lesson from heterosexuals on this one (it's better documented).
Most people have heard stories about women losing/getting jobs/grades by 
sleeping with the male boss/teacher.  The risks are probably about the same
for open gay men and lesbians and much higher for those who are closeted.

					Lori Fuller