Terrell Jones, vice provost of educational equity, recommended last night that a student group move a planned safe sex program off-campus or tone down its content to avoid censorship from the university.

Penn State Allies, a gay rights group, had planned to sponsor the Safer Sex Cabaret March 31, during Pride Week, in the Forum Building. This would be the second year for the cabaret.

"I believe the LGBTA organizations need to make the call on this program. You need to look for a win-win alternative. It's not going to happen the way it's set up," he said, referring to the name of the proposed program and nature of some of the events.

"They'll (the administration) say it's lewd," he added.

Earlier this year, state lawmakers led by Rep. John Lawless, R-Montgomery, criticized the university for allowing the student-run events Cuntfest and Sex Faire, calling them inappropriate.

Last week, the Penn State Board of Trustees commended university President Graham Spanier for supporting student free speech at state appropriation hearings in Harrisburg.

Organizers of the cabaret said the educational program intends to prevent sexual disease and unwanted pregnancy by promoting abstinence.

But the cabaret would also feature a series of student-written, student-performed skits covering topics such as erotic massage, correct condom usage and phone sex.

Although the members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups discussed moving the program off campus, they weren't sure how to take Jones' advice.

"We can't even talk about sex now?" said Jennifer Dumin, organizer of the event. "There are several events on campus that have the word 'sex' in the title, and I think it's discriminatory towards our group. Should we call it the Allies' 'We Shouldn't Say Certain Words on this Campus Cabaret?' " she said.

Others at the meeting felt the university was discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.

"Its purpose is to encourage safer sexual activities," said Dumin. "Because we're a target minority group that people don't want to hear about, our programs are targeted."

When the cabaret was performed last year, Dumin said turnout was larger than expected — about 150 people.

"There was no response from the university, neither positive or negative. It was just like any other program. The university knew full well about it," said Brian Loretz, education chair of Allies.

Event organizers are still deciding what do about the cabaret, but Jones stressed changes need to be made.