Author: Lux

Lux is a female genderqueer weirdo, writing from Kansas. They happily identify as a militant atheist(+), feminist and liberal. Their time is consumed with Doctor Who, reading, and playing WoW with a cat on their lap. If you're lucky, you might catch them smithing jewellery or cleaning something.

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How We Use Anger In Activism

By Lux

In Politics / Activism

On September 16, 2013

I’m going to begin by saying that I’m coming from a point of being JT’s acquaintance—I’m likely to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don’t agree with how others in the movement have chosen to write him off or dismiss his comments because of his stances. So, I’m here to sort of defend […]

Atheism , Cross-Post , Feminism

The ‘Schism’ in Skepticism

By Lux

On August 20, 2013

Cross-posted from Teen Skepchick Over the last few years, and especially since the event known as “Elevatorgate,” we’ve seen a drastic increase in the visibility of sexism within t

Chivalry's Not Dead , Family , Gay

Chivalry’s Not Dead: Surprise Parents

By Lux

On March 13, 2013

I have no idea how I missed this story, which came out in The New York Times’ Opinionator blog on February 28th. More than a decade ago, a man called Danny found an abandoned baby in a subway

Chivalry’s Not Dead: Chilly Charity and Basketball

By Lux

In Chivalry's Not Dead

On March 6, 2013

Here’s the second installment of Chivalry’s Not Dead! We didn’t have any reader submissions this week, but there were a couple notable items in the news: Some of the people from the Atheists of Maine jumped into a chilly-cold lake to raise money for a children’s retreat called Camp Sunshine that hosts kids with life-threatening illnesses and their […]

Chivalry's Not Dead

Chivalry’s Not Dead: We Call it Humanism!

By Lux

On February 27, 2013

…since we took out the gendered part of the definition! Welcome to the first edition of Chivalry’s Not Dead, a weekly installation with a focus on humanism. This feature will showcase some

Discrimination , Homophobia

Yes, That’s True. And Your Point Is…?

By Lux

On February 22, 2013

There’s this website called “Americans for Truth About Homosexuality”, which I was led to via Friendly Atheist. They have this post up advertising a rally/lobbying session by the Ill

Darwin Gets His Own Day

By Lux

In Cross-Post , Events , Science , Teen Skepchick

On February 11, 2013

*cross-posted from Teen Skepchick* Since most of our readers are science nerds (or at least know something about science and evolution), I’m sure it’s not news to you that tomorrow is International Darwin Day! If you’re not familiar with the celebration, I guess I’ll take the several minutes to explain what’s going on. Because I love you […]

Woo

Lengthy Hair Woostravaganza

By Lux

On February 7, 2013

Much in the style of Barney Stinson, I accepted a challenge a couple years ago to grow out my hair to a certain length. It’s not quite there yet, but we’re slowly inching that direction. T

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