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...while men have been allowed to run for positions since 1999—as required by the College’s gender equality rules—Zahr’s leadership role reflects the recent push within RUS to incorporate different feminist perspectives...
...Sadly, I feel like transgender issues get sidelined in queer organizations and feminist organizations,” he says. ”What I find particularly poignant about their struggle is that people are so stubbornly resistant to recognize the rights of transgendered people to live...
While Zahr’s bid to become the only male member of an all-female board might seem strange, he says his involvement is a “natural progression” of his struggle to promote awareness of transgender issues—and draw men into feminist activism...
Zahr, an Arab-American from New Jersey, started attending RUS meetings after studying gender, feminist and queer theories. He also devoted two summers to researching the politics of the body and Middle Eastern sexuality...
Laflamme says he would like to see even more men at RUS meetings—and more men realizing that feminist issues affect them as well...