by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bisexuality, Entertainment, Featured, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Opinion, Queer Community, Transgender
“Bury Your Gays.” “Dead Lesbian Syndrome.” “But Not Too Gay.” “Out of the Closet, Into the Fire.” There are dozens of names for the common trope in media to include a queer character for diversity, but to kill them off for the twin ‘benefits’ of increased...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Featured, Opinion
Last year, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys announced that she was going make-up free. Her reason for doing so was quite admirable. The talented songstress said that she was tired of the superficial pressure that’s put on women to look a...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Featured, Opinion
If we want to achieve gender equality, we must continually examine the unfair laws, policies, and practices that keep us from achieving this feat. Take “ladies’ night,” for example. Ladies’ night is the perfect example of a policy that keeps the sexism...
by admin | Jan 18, 2017 | Featured, Opinion, Politics
Now that House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced plans to defund Planned Parenthood, it’s very important that the public understand the ramifications of doing so. Conservatives have tried to make it about it about abortion. In their eyes, the federal government...
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Featured, News, Opinion
On Friday, November 4, comedian Dave Chappelle went on an hour-long tirade about this year’s presidential election. His jaw-dropping comments about women’s rights and LGBT rights left the crowd speechless. “You go ahead and feel something about your rights. But...
by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Business, Featured, Opinion
“Inconsistent” is the best word to describe Walmart’s politics. In 2015, the Arkansas-based company refrained from criticizing Arkansas Senate Bill 202, which prevented local governments from including LGBT people in anti-discrimination laws,...