Denice Denton -- subject of homophobic attacks?

[Lynwood_Slim]

I am asking for info, not a debate:

Read in the NYTimes:

“And Angela Davis, a professor at the Santa Cruz campus, referred at the memorial to “the swirling controversies” and “unrelenting homophobic attacks” that she said Dr. Denton had endured.”

Stunned Campus Mourns Its Chief, an Apparent Suicide (Published 2006)

I can’t ask Professor Davis, so I am wondering if anyone here knows about a record of “unrelenting homophobic attacks” on Denton.

FYI for those not following the news: Denton was chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. She fell to her death – it is surmised to be a suicide.

I thought her being a lesbian was yawn, especially here in California and especially at UC Santa Cruz.

[Fretful_Porpentine]

According to this article she certainly seems to have been the target of some vicious personal attacks, although there’s no word on their motivation:

Not only were the protests against her personal, but at times she faced physical threats. A year ago, in the middle of the night, someone thrust a large metal pole through a window in the president’s home. Denton was in another room at the time, but had she been in the room where the glass was broken, she could have been seriously injured, according to a Santa Cruz spokeswoman. Several other times, protesters showed up at her door, refusing to leave. Several people who knew Denton said that she didn’t feel secure and there were rumors on the campus about her having around-the-clock security. The spokeswoman said that there had been some improvements in security, but that reports about around-the-clock security were exaggerations.