by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Resources & Info
Sarah Deragon, creator of “The Identity Project.” ______________________________________________________________ Have you ever heard of the term “Butch Dandy Gentleman?” How about “Gold Star Gay Wife?” Or “Pansexual Gender Fluid Tomboy?” It turns out,...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Have you ever been randomly, publicly harassed? Studies have shown that a staggering 80-90% of women have been harassed in public, no doubt the result of a culture that champions violence and demeans female-bodied people. Street harassment is a social endemic; it’s a...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+
“You can’t tell me I can’t do something,” Tona Brown once told journalist Tim Smith in an interview for The Baltimore Sun. That single sentence says a lot about the tenacity, talent, and fearlessness that Brown, a transgender woman and classically trained violinist...
by admin | Mar 21, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Resources & Info
During the last few years, universal progress for transgender individuals, particularly students, has been fairly dismal. Debates about public space and gender-neutral bathrooms have made national news, and schools across the country have found themselves at...
by admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
In 2014, we are still often exposed to opinions in media, print, and public that are overwhelmingly voiced or penned by males. As twenty-first century women continue to reclaim and create their own narratives, it is important to stand in solidarity and support women...
by admin | Mar 11, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Saturday, March 8th marked International Women’s Day – a celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women globally. According to the International Women’s Day official website, the holiday, which is observed in dozens of countries, began in the...
