by admin | Jun 20, 2014 | Articles, Equality, LGBTQIA+, News, Resources & Info
Each year, the Point Foundation, a prominent LGBTQ scholarship fund, selects a “class of scholars” to honor with scholarship awards designed to further their academic pursuits. The mission of the Point Foundation is to “empower promising LGBTQ students to achieve...
by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
As summertime continues to draw near, you’ve likely already shed your long pants and coats in favor of short sleeves and thigh-grazing hemlines. If you live in the city, you know that summer can get especially HOT, so who could blame you for wanting to dress in...
by admin | Jun 4, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, News, Resources & Info
When parents Jeff and Hillary Whittington noticed that their five-year-old daughter Ryland was showing an immense aversion to anything feminine, instead of calling it a “passing phase,” they decided to listen. What they learned, through research and compassionate...
by admin | May 26, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
Welcome to another edition of Feminism 101, in which we add a healthy dose of feminism to your summer reading list with essential works from feminist scholars, activists, and authors. In between reading the newest Chick Lit or riveting works of fiction and fantasy,...
by admin | May 22, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT, Resources & Info
For more than a decade, Manila-born model Geena Rocero has found tremendous success working in the fashion industry. Discovered by a fashion photographer in New York City at age 21, she spent then next 12 years building a successful career, all while keeping a...
by admin | May 13, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Resources & Info
Human rights activism can take many forms. Whether it means marching in a parade or protest, passing out flyers, blogging, putting together a benefit potluck, or lobbying for political progressiveness, there are so many ways to speak up for causes one believes in....