Word: genderism
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Spain's parliament ruled on Feb. 27 that transsexuals can choose their official gender, but that's not the only sign that Spaniards take the idea of sexual equality further than most. Two days later, crosswalk signals in Fuenlabrada, south of Madrid, suddenly donned skirts. In an effort to promote "equality in traffic safety," the town has begun installing lights that flash up alternate male and female figures; metal signs are also being amended. "[Old] traffic signals leave half the population invisible," says local police chief José Francisco Cano. The inspiration for change came from the city of Lugo...
...Sexuality is often paired with women’s studies in curricula. For example, a concentration at Harvard is “Women, Gender, and Sexuality.” Do you think this is warranted...
Between the caricatures of the hedonist and Puritan poles lies a vast, silent swath of the student body that is consciously apolitical in regard to gender. In an age of irony and apathy, post-Third Wave feminism (see sidebar), women especially are willing to speak up for or against war, Social Security, or even a nebulous category of “women’s issues,” as long as they can keep a safe distance from the term feminism, which conjures images of angry, man-hating lesbians. Not only are Harvard’s conservatives and liberals...
...paramilitary group. “She’s not just the most famous sex therapist in the United States,” Rinere said. Dr. Ruth isn’t having a one-night stand with Harvard. She is scheduled to appear this morning at Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality 1000, “Introduction to WGS: Women, Men, and Beyond: Gender and Sexuality in an International Frame,” the concentration’s introductory course. Then she will speak at a public event at 4 p.m. in Boylston Hall’s Fong Auditorium, entitled...
...conference also featured five panel discussions ranging on topics from “What Does Lawrence v. Texas Mean for the Future of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?’” to “Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Military...