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It was almost two weeks ago when the Oregon State University faculty senate voted for furloughs for all faculty (grant-supported salary is exempt) in 2010. It should be noted that the Oregon State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors “came out in support of furloughs provided that a number of important […]
University of North Texas students, voting in an online referendum, have rejected the possibility of same-sex couples running for homecoming court in 2010.
The measure was defeated, 58 percent to 42 percent, after a record number of ballots for a student government election were cast in last week’s referendum.
Although most Student Government Association elections have […]
House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes Definition:
The House voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people.
Under current federal law, hate crimes that fall under federal jurisdiction are defined as […]
The default Internet filter setting for the Tennessee state-wide public school system was automatically blocking LGBT-related web content. I’m guessing that Education Networks of America (ENA) does not have a default filter setting for heterosexual-related content. They really could use a filter for heterosexism…
Dozens of Tennessee schools have restored students’ access to online information […]
IOWA: Cooler than California since 2009
It is ironic to me that at the moment, the state of Iowa (my home state) provides access to marriage benefits for same sex couples while California does not. The state that I currently reside in, Oregon, does not provide access to the legal benefits of marriage (Civil […]
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Jay analyzes the inherent patriarchal oppression present in beauty pageants, Renaissance Fairs, Miss California and “opposite marriage,” heteronormative nomenclature, time machines, teleportation, and flux capacitors. Excellent.
Tags: feminism, gender, heteronormativity, homophobia, LGBT, marriage, patriarchy, sexism, Social Justice
via Inside Higher Education: “Research links identification with college football and basketball teams and higher levels of homophobia and sexism.”
Higher education has an image of being among the more tolerant and progressive parts of American society with regard to gender and sexual orientation. Colleges pledge to combat sexism and homophobia — and take pride […]
“Gay, transgender ordinance headed to vote“.
This was the title of a recent headline story in the Burlington Hawkeye, the newspaper of Burlington, Iowa. Why I am reading the Hawkeye? Well, it just so happens that the majority of my family lives in or near Burlington. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Burlington is the […]
Woohoo!
[T]he Coquille Tribe on the southern Oregon coast has just legalized marriage on their land. And Kitzen and Jeni Branting, in a committed lesbian relationship since high school, will soon be legally wed.
Though most Native American cultures have been fairly accepting of a wide range of genders and sexualities, sometimes honoring “two-spirits” as shamans, […]
Michael Faris, a friend, fellow Iowan, hero, and gym partner of mine has written an amazing letter - “An Open Letter to My White LGBT Siblings.” The letter was initially published in the Oregon State University student-run newspaper - The Daily Barometer. The comments on the newspaper’s website to Michael’s letter have ranged from […]
