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Being Gay Doesn’t Make You Anti-Racist And Anti-Sexist
By the time the supposed Black vs. gay war had been (re)launched following California’s passage of 2008 Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marrage in the state, I was well aware of oppression within...
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On The Importance Of Intersectionality: Multiple Forms Of Discrimination And...
The findings of my newest study on discrimination and health emphasize the importance of examining multiple forms of discrimination (e.g., race AND gender), and the intersections among multiple systems...
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The Concept of Double Jeopardy: A Look At The Lives Of Multiply Disadvantaged...
To my surprise, I came across an article posted on Huffington Post yesterday that mentions “double jeopardy” — here, in the academic sense. The article reviews a study published recently in the...
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“Stop-And-Frisk”: Legalized Racist, Homophobic, And Transphobic Discrimination
New York City’s unpopular, but supposedly “effective” crime-reducing program, “Stop, Question, and Frisk” or (“Stop-and-Frisk” for short), was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday. The program entails...
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Another Consequence Of Everyday Racism: Daily Disappointment
Racism, as a social system, shapes and structures every aspect of society. As sociologist Eduado Bonilla-Silva argues in his structural perspective of racism (PDF), racism operates as a social...
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In Defense Of Femininities — All Of Them
Happy Women’s, Womyn’s, Womanist Herstory Month! Yep, it is March already. A time the US has set aside for obligatory celebration of girls and women and their contributions to the world. Sadly,...
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A Gay Guy’s Guide To Feminism – A Brief Introduction
With the start of Women’s, Womyn‘s, and Womanist Herstory Month this past Friday, I have been wondering what more I can do to challenge sexism — including my own. As I have noted in previous posts, I...
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