Monthly Archives: February 2011
if it walks like a man, if it talks like a man, if it smells like a man…
Dear questioner of my vagina’s existence, It was a fine snowy evening when I walked into the “women’s bathroom” on the second floor of Mary Gates Hall. I had just finished my favorite class, Bioengineering Research, and a 32 oz … Continue reading
I am a hypothetical zygote-American murderer
I just read this Feministe post about Georgian state Representative Bobby Franklin’s new bill that would require Georgian women to report instances of miscarriage (since, in the words of Jill from Feministe “fetuses are Georgian citizens and their deaths are potential crimes”). … Continue reading
Obama on DOMA – thanks for the gesture?
I don’t mean to come off super pessimistic about this, so first of all I want to unequivocally state that I think Obama’s reversing the administration’s position on defending DOMA is awesome, and a great step in the right direction … Continue reading
Just Because I’m Brown…
A few weeks ago, at a place in downtown Seattle where I volunteer, a man walked in the door and asked where he could set up his prayer mat. He was wearing a traditional Muslim cap and a long white … Continue reading
In Defense of My Countries, My Identities
I have always been in search of words to describe myself. Usually I’ve found the words to be too limiting, too uniform. It has been only the past few years or so that I have had to confront my social … Continue reading
Q Center Birthday Blog: We Need Technology!
The Q Center turns seven years old today, and a lot has changed since our doors opened in 2005. We now have Jennifer Self as our full time director, more students across the campus are accessing the center as a … Continue reading
Utopian visioning: let’s queer it up!
So, I’m taking this class called Utopian Visions for Social Change. Kind of a mouthful, right? Well, the topics we talk about in class is even bigger and more complicated to sort through, but it’s fantastic to vision as a … Continue reading
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