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The inner voice of Pheilambud is Gabriel Lampert (not Lambert). He was at New Mexico State University and still is. He writes: I am currently "College Professor" of Mathematics, which means not a research position but teaching only. I dropped out of research mathematics in 1970, but have been involved in statistics at a rather basic level, now mostly just teaching it. (I also teach a course on Jewish Literature and Culture here at NMSU, and have been president of the local temple.) published poet), essayist and a national figure in the Gay/Jewish community. Las Cruces Sun-News (NM) May 13, 2004 Professor honored for social activism Gabriela C. Guzman Section: A Section Page: 5A Gabriel Lampert, a New Mexico State Univeristy math professor, was awarded the Social Justice Award issued through the Government Department. The award was first given in 2001 after two graduate students who sued NMSU for violating their free speech rights. The students won their lawsuit and used the monetary reward to establish the award. Lampert was given $250. More tragic reasons propelled Lampert, whose been affiliated with NMSU since 1968, into political activism. In the late 1970s a close friend of Lampert's was fatally shot as he walked out of a gay club in Phoenix. "The idea that people could just get away with it, that made a big difference in my life," he said. Since that time Lampert has assisted the Las Cruces Police Department and on-campus housing officials in sensitivity training, advocated for students who are harassed because of their sexual orientation and campaigned for laws to protect the rights of gays and lesbians in New Mexico. Lampert also teaches a course on Jewish literature. "We are not saying you have to like these people, but you have to allow them to live their lives, " he said.