February 2012
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The New Women's Movement: An open letter to the... →
ephemeralcat:
I am a FAAB, femme-presenting genderqueer person. This means that I rarely, if ever, pass as anything other than female. And since I am almost always read as female by strangers, they treat me as if I were a woman.
This means that I, too, get catcalls and wolf whistles.
I,…
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Women’s Voices Must... →
By Lisa Schechtman, Amnesty USA’s Women’s Human Rights Coordination Group
From George Takei
70 years ago today, the President signed a decree that sent me and my family to a prison camp. Hear my story, and learn how you can help fulfill our pledge: Never Forget. Never Again.
Why Patriarchal Men Are Utterly Petrified of Birth... →
Conservative bishops and Congressmen are fighting a rear-guard action against one of the most revolutionary changes in human history.
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Northwestern publishes med school study on LGBT... →
gaywrites:
Northwestern University this week published the results of a longitudinal study about the factors involved in LGBT youth suicide and self-harm - the first study of its kind, according to the release.
The results of the study are far from extravagant, and perhaps even a bit expected. According to the data, the LGBT youth who are most likely to consider suicide are those who are...
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Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing →
By Ashley Hayes, CNN
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One Town's War on Gay Teens →
This moved me to tears. It is unbelievable that in 2012 things like this still happen and they happen far too often in far too many places.
One Man's Journey From Gang Member to Academia →
Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Today, he’s a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who studies at-risk youth.
Washington senate passes marriage equality bill →
gaywrites:
The senate in the state of Washington passed a bill 28-21 this evening to legalize marriage equality, meaning the measure is well on its way to completely passing.
Before same-sex marriage is fully legalized in Washington, the bill will move on to the house, where it’s sure to pass, and the governor has already promised to sign it.
This is going to happen. Get ready.