17 May 2012

The Whole World's IDAHO

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"You learn something new every day."  At least, that's what my mother always says.   At least it was true for me today.  I ...
16 May 2012

What Will The Rest Of Her Life Be Like?

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Last year, a video of the beating of a transwoman in a suburban Baltimore McDonalds went viral.  Chrissy Polis said she wasn't even g...
15 May 2012

Will GENDA Pass This Time?

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Ten years ago, New York City amended its Human Rights Law with language to forbid discrimination in housing, employment and city services o...
13 May 2012

Happy Mother's Day!

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To all of you who are mothers--and those of you who love yours, or someone who was one to you--Happy Mother's Day. My mom is great. ...
12 May 2012

Where Are They Really "Gender Blind"?

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Many people assume that gender equality is more readily found in large cities and institutions than in smaller ones.  It's not hard to u...
11 May 2012

Mitt Bully, I Mean, Romney

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Over the past few days, there have been media stories of how Presidential candidate Mitt Romney bullied classmates--including one who turne...
10 May 2012

Argentina Gets It

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Many, many years ago, I read Jacobo Timerman's wonderful (but disturbing) Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number .  In it, he r...
09 May 2012

Les Amies de Place Blanche

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Place Blanche in Paris is perhaps best known as the site of Le Moulin Rouge, where the can-can dance is said to have originated, at least ...
08 May 2012

Against Me! Singer Tom Gabel Speaking For Us

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These days, I don't look at Rolling Stone very often. But I might check out the upcoming issue.  In it, Against Me! singer Tom Gabel wi...
07 May 2012

The Day After The Super Full Moon

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The other night we had a " super full moon ." Higher-than-normal tides usually come with it. What that means is that when th...
04 May 2012

Finding The Moves Within

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A friend of mine is teaching me Tai-Chi.   I'll admit I'm a terrible student--in most things, not just Tai-Chi.  Really, I am:  ...
03 May 2012

The Shooting Of Brandy Martell: Whether Or Not It's Hate, It's Still A Crime

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Some people--conservatives, mainly--that there should not be a separate legal category of "hate crimes."  They argue that all crim...
02 May 2012

Prophecies Of Hate On The Campus Walls?

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Last night, a friend told me that there has been a rash of "hate" graffiti on the campus where she teaches.  Most of it has been ...
01 May 2012

A Surprise In One Of My Classes

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In one of my classes, students have been reading various essays and articles about gender and sexuality.  I've assigned them a paper ba...
30 April 2012

Appealing For Care

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Transgender health care isn't simply a matter of finding "sensitive" providers, as important as that is.  Rather, it is a mat...
29 April 2012

What Happened To Victoria Carmen White

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It seems that any time a particularly heinous crime or sensational case is reported in the media, there are remarkably similar incidents--o...
27 April 2012

The Spirit Moves Them To Harvard Divinity School

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According to an in-the-know friend of mine, the Harvard Divinity School has more than its share of LGBT faculty members and students, and t...
25 April 2012

Our "Unfair Advantage" In Beauty Pageants

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On to another beauty pageant controversy... Today, courtesy of Kelli Anne Busey (author of the Planet Transgender blog), I learned that ...
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24 April 2012

Outings: From Mike Wallace To Ellen De Generes

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Today, when you mention Ellen De Generes' name, people think of her talk show and Cover Girl commercials.  Some still recall her season...
21 April 2012

Why They Should Say No To ROTC

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A while back, I talked about the campaign to bring a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program to York College.   Well, it seems tha...