It is unfortunate that there must be such conflict among student groups whose offices are so close together. As for the rest of Mr. Roburn's letter, there seem to be a few concepts which Mr. Roburn has yet to grasp. In our society, there exists a power difference between men and women and between straights and queers. One expression of this power difference is the ability to control movies, TV shows, and advertising. Because in general, men control these aspects of popular culture, women do not have the power to represent themselves in ways which they find positive and appropriate.
Men often exercise their power by representing women in demeaning and degrading ways.
This misrepresentation, this degradation, is what is offensive. If we are to have a culture of equality, there must be room for all groups of people to represent themselves as they see fit. When a group of men puts up a poster insulting women, they do not represent themselves, but women. Further, they represent their view of women, not women's ideas of themselves. The artist who drew the cartoon which Mr. Roburn found obscene is a lesbian.