22 May 2012

She Called Herself Lorena; The Times Called Her "Curvaceous"

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Sometimes people don't understand why words are so important to us.  Actually, they're not any more important to us than they are t...
21 May 2012

Re:Acting Fairly And Accurately

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The political right has its so-called Accuracy In Media. Now, I am happy to say, I've found a site that takes on, not only the transp...
20 May 2012

Miss Congeniality

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Tonight I'm seeing a lot of reports saying that Jenna Talackova "lost" the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant. First of al...
19 May 2012

Christine Gets Married

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It is most likely, as the Times reported, the highest-profile same-sex marriage to date. Christine Quinn, the Speaker of the City Counci...
18 May 2012

What Motivates Him To Learn?

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One thing I have to say for my students is that they have almost uniformly been good to me. My identity is known, and I think I'm no l...
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...