Tag Archives: LGBT
September 25, 1957: 55 Years Later
TweetFifty-five years ago today Little Rock Central High School was integrated. On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education and ended de jure segregation. The ruling was protested by civilians and government officials. The outcry from white Americans was violent. It took nearly three years to start implementing the historic ruling. It’s important to [...]
“I will do what it takes”: On Charlie Rogers and Activism Gone Awry
Tweet A SYTYCB entry On July 18, Charlie Rogers, a former University of Nebraska women’s basketball player, posted the following update on her Facebook profile: So maybe I am too idealistic, but I believe way deep inside me that we can make things better for everyone. I will be a catalyst. I will do what [...]
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Too Legit to Quit
Tweet A SYTYCB entry Legitimate. I really fucking hate that word sometimes. As a young person, as a woman, as the daughter of a teenaged-mother, and as a supporter of equality, I’m tired of having people judge whether my life, my choices, and my words are good and true enough to be recognized. It’s hard [...]
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Born this way? The role of the nature vs nurture debate in sexual identity formation and acceptance
TweetCALL FOR WRITERS The international blog on feminist issues, Gender Across Borders, is hosting a series on the topic of the role of nature vs nurture debate in sexual identity formation and acceptance. The question of what ‘causes’ homosexuality has been preoccupying widely ranging scientific fields and scientists: from medicine and neuroscience to cultural and [...]
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Reflections from a queer attorney on gay marriage Supreme Court oral arguments: How I learned to stop worrying about why we’re talking about gay marriage and admit that we are in fact talking about gay marriage