Tag: intersectionality

Quickies: Scotland to Recognize Non-Binary Genders, The Simpson’s Smither’s Comes Out, More Anti-LGBT State Bills

By Jac

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On April 4, 2016

Scotland FM Pledges Transgender Law Reforms – Under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon proposed reforms, Scotland will recognize nonbinary genders on legal documents such as passports and birth certificates, and it will become easier for transgender people to change their birth certificates. The Simpsons‘s Smithers Finally Comes Out – “When Waylon Smithers Jr. finally comes out Sunday night […]

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Quickies: Autistic Trans Man Shot by Police, Transgender Activism in Romania, LGBT Rights in India

By Jac

On February 8, 2016

Police Shoot Autistic Trans Man After Being Alerted to Suicide Risk – The media have been misgendering and dead naming Kayden Clarke all over the place. In a story that’s become all too

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Quickies: Protests in Russia and Italy, LGBT Refugees Attacked, HerStory

By Jac

On January 25, 2016

“Vietnam Lifts Ban On Same-Sex Marriage” – It’s no longer illegal for same-sex couples to marry, but they are not yet afforded the same legal protections as opposite sex partn

Quickies: Bi-Montly HIV Treatment, HERO Fallout, No Such Thing as Straight Women?

By Jac

In Quickies

On November 9, 2015

Bi-Monthly HIV Injection as Good as Pills – “A long-acting two-drug injection given once every eight weeks worked as well as three daily pills in suppressing HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a clinical trial backed by Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline.” This is great news for people in developing nations and those […]

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Quickies: Stonewall White Washed, Ugandan Pride, HPV Vaccine

By Jac

On August 10, 2015

“5 Queer Heroes Who Should Have Been the Stars of the Stonewall Movie” – Contrary to what is portrayed in the Stonewall movie trailer, leaders of Stonewall were not white cis men. Wh

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Quickies: Jerusalem Pride Attack, Trans People on Jenner, DeLari on Bowie

By Jac

On August 3, 2015

“Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed ‘by ultra-Orthodox Jew’” – Only weeks after completing a 12-year prison sentence following a similar attack, Yishai Schlissel stabbed 6

Quickies: Mozambique Legalizes Gay, Police Killing the Mentally Ill, LGBT History

By Jac

In Quickies

On July 6, 2015

“Mozambique Decriminalizes Homosexuality” – “Mozambique has scrapped a colonial-era law which outlaws homosexuality in the country for a new penal code which came into effect on Monday.” “Why You Can’t Be Pro-Black and Homophobic at the Same Time” – “The simple truth is this: It’s problematic for members of any one marginalized group to challenge […]

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Quickies: SCOTUS Hears Marriage Equality Arguments, Smith College Welcomes Trans Women, Magazine Printed with HIV+ Blood

By Jac

On May 4, 2015

What does Bruce Jenner Mean for Trans Women of Color – Katrina Goodlet and Alexa Vasquez discuss objectification and misrepresentation as TWoCs living post Jenner/Sawyer interview. Smith C

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