There are people in our community - and in any community - who seem to be offended by the slightest thing. I try to avoid being one of those people. The things that annoy me aren’t so much the outright attempts to offend me - it’s the things that people say that make me want to ask “really? Did you really think about that first?”
You know it’s ironic. My older brother is a total hetero-queen. The boots he wears have 3″ heels and he bought them because they click when he walks, he uses a hair iron, he wears ass tight jeans, he L-O-V-E-S fashion, oh, and he loves women. I know, I thought he was gay too, but au contraire. He’s just femme!
“I would seek out Justin Timberlake and get him to admit it.” -Seth McFarlane, creator of Family Guy, when asked what he would do first if he suddenly woke up gay.
ST. PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS (June 9, 2008) – Gay communities – such as clubs, bars, events and neighborhoods – appear to be changing worldwide in light of several key factors, including Internet dating and achievement of civil rights, according to new University of Minnesota research.
Schools’ current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US. Their research (1), just published online in Springer’s journal Sex Roles, shows that although less frequent, sexual harassment has a greater negative impact on teenagers’ health than the more common form of victimization, bullying.
Before Organics Anonymous existed I created websites for four years as a freelance gig that “supplemented” my other career(s). I was never proud of the fact that I couldn’t find total satisfaction in my full time position as a National Sales Manager and Brand Manager for XYZ corp, but nor could I let go of the tremendous financial security, perks, and other material rewards that staying in such a position afforded me. While I craved a creative outlet, the freedom to take “time off” when I needed it, and an environment that fostered progressive thinking (imagine that!), I clung…
Two University of Oregon doctoral students dove into issues of transgender identities — in the workplace and professional counseling — and surfaced with a call for psychologists and vocational counselors to not only treat but to act as advocates for their clients — and to help end discrimination in the workplace.