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M. J. Murphy
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Why LGBTQIA+ Students Should Avoid the University of Illinois Springfield

A pattern of abuse, mistreatment, and discrimination — [Edit: I’m updating this story any time there’s a concerning incident at UIS, if only so there’s a written record.] In spring 2009, when I visited the University of Illinois Springfield to negotiate my starting salary as a new faculty member, a very senior professor who was retiring handed me…

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Why LGBTQIA+ People Should Avoid the University of Illinois Springfield
Why LGBTQIA+ People Should Avoid the University of Illinois Springfield
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It’s Time for Queers to Take a Stand for Abortion Rights!!!

Reproductive and LGBTQ civil rights are closely entangled — In the wake of the passage of some of the most restrictive bans on abortion ever adopted in the United States, it might be difficult for some LGBTQ people to understand why they need to take a stand in support of abortion rights. After all, we’re already under attack on…

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It’s Time for Queers to Take A Stand for Abortion Rights!!!
It’s Time for Queers to Take A Stand for Abortion Rights!!!
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The Subtle Racism and Homophobia in Carl Nassib’s Coming Out

Football’s toxic culture is tacitly acknowledged as one of its own speaks his truth — If you’re alive right now you’ve probably already heard: Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has come out as gay. He makes history as the first active NFL player ever to acknowledge his homosexuality publicly. His announcement avoided all the pitfalls of major celebrity confessions. There was no publicist…

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The Subtle Racism and Homophobia in Carl Nassib’s Coming Out
The Subtle Racism and Homophobia in Carl Nassib’s Coming Out
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Dr. Pepper’s Homophobic Ad for Pride Month

Playing dress -up with queer culture is never A Good Lewk! — It’s incredibly difficult for corporations to thread the needle during LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, wanting to sell products by appearing to support the LGBTQIA+ community but not so much that they alienate the homophobes. The most daring attempt to do so while also being humorous. Few advertisers can pull it off. …

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Dr. Pepper’s Homophobic Ad for Pride Month
Dr. Pepper’s Homophobic Ad for Pride Month
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Jun 1, 2021

Woman = female human, female is an eggcellscreating organism.
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Stan Dard

Can you get me the names of the all the horses you interviewed so I can confirm that they don't…

Can you get me the names of the all the horses you interviewed so I can confirm that they don't differentiate between biological sex and social gender roles, as humans do? You only need to spend 10 minutes reading about gender diversity around the world to learn that the social…

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May 17, 2021

What’s So Scary About “Birthing People?”
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Jude Ellison S. Doyle

I appreciate your connecting this issue to larger issues of power is society, namely patriarchy.

I appreciate your connecting this issue to larger issues of power is society, namely patriarchy. It's also worth mentioning the historical importance of "the mother" and "mothering" in fascist ideologies about "the nation." The defense of pregnancy and childbirth as solely the province of women and "mothering" is also a tool of fascist White supremacy, which is why so many on the Right got their knickers in a knot when Cori Bush (my representative in Congress!) used the term "birthing people." She undermined their White supremacist project and the way it knits together White people, national identity, and reproduction.

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Apr 6, 2021

got it... I think I'm just starting to understand the limits of the language we use for these…
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Adam Smith

1. I would encourage you to read more about biological determinism.

1. I would encourage you to read more about biological determinism. It cannot be reduced to "everything's decided by your genes." 2. I would encourage you to read more about social constructionism. It cannot be reduced to "nothing is decided by your genes." 3. The best integrative argument about the relative balance between biology and society regarding sex/gender I've seen is by Anne Fausto-Sterling. She's a professor emerita of Biology at Brown University. Start with her book Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World. Then read her book Sexing the Body.

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It’s Time for Gay Men to Stand Up for Trans Rights!

Our common history, experiences, and struggles demand it — Recently, I’ve become disgusted by the prominent White gay men using their platforms to engage in trans-antagonistic or transphobic behavior (or defend those who have). In December, Andrew Sullivan played ‘concern troll’ in a string of Tweets interrogating trans actor Elliot Page’s gender pronouns, claiming he was merely exercising “skepticism…

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It’s Time for Gay Men to Stand Up for Trans Rights!
It’s Time for Gay Men to Stand Up for Trans Rights!
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Mar 26, 2021

All of which leads me to a question: why is it such a big deal for trans people to just…exist? I ask this not to be facetious but out of genuine confusion. Even though I grew up as a flamboyantl…

Why is it So Hard for So Many People to Just Let Trans People Exist?
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Dr. Thomas J. West III

This is a very important question I wish more trans people would take seriously.

This is a very important question I wish more trans people would take seriously. "Transphobia" is simple and short enough to fit on a bumper sticker but doesn’t really answer the question. It’s also frequently wrong. Trans haters don’t always suffer from an "irrational fear or hatred of trans people."…

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Mar 11, 2021

Once, We Were Their Faggots, Too
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Phaylen Fairchild

This is a much needed effort to show how the rights and histories of gender and sexual minorities…

This is a much needed effort to show how the rights and histories of gender and sexual minorities are intertwined but I think you might be overstating the case for how many LGBs have joined the "gender critical" crowd. You write "several organizations" but only mention one (the UK's LGB…

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Assoc. Professor, Gender & Sexuality Studies, U. Illinois Springfield

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