Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!hogpc!houxe!drutx!lmf From: lmf@drutx.UUCP Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: When opportunity knocks ... Message-ID: <1266@drutx.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 14:49:47 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.1266 Posted: Wed Oct 10 14:49:47 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 08:24:06 EDT References: <156@stat-l> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 23 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