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11/1/2024 0 Comments The Problem With the Gender Binary and Why We Should Move to Three Dimensional Modeling of Gender IdentitiesBreanna Rawlins (any/all)We need a definition of gender that better encompasses how society views gender identity and all that it entails. Experts in gender studies have tried to create this definition, but have failed because our perception of gender is always evolving. This constant evolution has led to the concept of gender remaining largely undefined. Frankly, the experts can’t keep up with the shifts in perspective. I would like to propose both a more accurate way to model gender, and a way that we, as a collective, can do so more effectively.
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Callan McKernan (they/them) If you aren’t familiar with Troye Sivan, he is one of many queer artists to rise to fame in the last decade. With hit songs like “Rush” and “One Of Your Girls” released on his album Something To Give Each Other which dropped in October of 2023, Sivan became even more well known. However, this is far from his first experience in the spotlight as Sivan released two earlier albums, Bloom (2018) and Blue Neighbourhood (2015) as well as an EP during the pandemic titled In A Dream. Sivan started out on Youtube before becoming an actor and musician. His coming out video in 2013 was pivotal in my own coming out journey and helped to move the (quite small) queer Youtube community at the time forward.
Part 5: Childhood in Queer ActivismAngel White (any/all)I want to start off by acknowledging that this concluding section has taken a while. When I first came up with the idea to write about youth liberation, I intended to write a single article. Quickly, that proposition became unrealistic. And, as I continued to write these articles, I found there was always more to say than I expected. Truthfully, when I finished the fourth part of this article series - 21,000 words into this topic - I was pretty tired of it. Moreover, I wasn’t entirely sure how I wanted to end. I had done so much in-depth, analytical analysis, but that didn’t feel right for this ending. I had a vague notion of what this final part would be about, some way of addressing the original topic about why we need youth liberation for queer activism, but wasn’t sure what to do with it.
2/7/2024 0 Comments The Issue With "Queer-Baiting"morena (she/her)If you were to look up a definition of the term “queer-baiting” online, you would get a seemingly straight-forward answer. “Queer-baiting”, according to most online dictionaries, refers to the incorporation of non-heterosexual characters or relationships in media and entertainment industries without the clarity of these relationships ever being established. Therefore, queer-baiting utilizes homosexual relationships, not to provide much needed LGBT representation on screen, but instead to use the very idea of LGBT representation as a marketing strategy to increase the popularity of a product.
Part 4: Abolish the FamilyAngel White (any/all)TW: Discussions of Ageism, Arophobia, Child Abuse/Neglect, Classism, Domestic Abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Queerphobia, Racism, Sexual Violence, Transphobia
Elessar Younglove (they/fae) Over the holidays I participated in events like decorating cookies and gift exchanges. I was prepared for warm times with family and friends. But the homophobic gifts exchanged under my nose reminded me just how cold December can be. It was Saturday, December 17th and my family and I were hosting our annual white elephant. Our family Christmas party is notorious for pushing stupid arguments. Whether my uncle is drunk and dismissing our dead relatives’ and any concept of the afterlife, or my grandma will just have to vote for Trump in the upcoming election, conflict is nothing new.
Part 3: Schools, States, and Queer YouthAngel White (any/all)TW: Discussions of ableism, ageism, bullying, child abuse/neglect, classism, homophobia, misogyny, police violence, racism, school shootings, sexual assault/harassment, suicide, and transphobia
Elessar Younglove (they/fae) Last April, I created a graphic of a man named Haaz Sleiman for “The Michigan Gayly” Instagram page. The photo was placed on a green background and the quote was short. “I am a gay Muslim, Arab American man,” he said. That was it. But in the interview I quoted Haaz added, “And I’m going to take it even further: Not only am I gay, but I’m also a bottom. Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom which means I like it up you know where.” The addition seemed unnecessary to me at the time. But after reading Pope Francis’ interview with the Associated Press, I now think all queer people could benefit from vocalizing their sex life.
3/1/2023 0 Comments It's Time for Gender Affirming Healthcare to Operate Using an Informed Consent ModelGrey Weinstein (he/they/xe)“Can you believe this shit?” I griped to my roommates, flopping down dramatically on our couch. “It’s like, I have to fucking renew my license to be transgender.”
Part 2: Queer Activism and the Failure to Help Queer YouthAngel White (any/all)TW: Discussions of ableism, ageism, biphobia, christianity, classism, homophobia, misogyny, pedophilia, racism, transphobia, reclaimed use of d-slur
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