Word: genderism
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...easy, but try being homeless as a transgender person. The streets aren’t safe. Homeless shelters aren’t safe. Bathrooms aren’t safe. In 44 out of 50 states, employers can (and often do) legally refuse to hire you based solely on your gender identity/expression. In 43 out of 50 states, landlords can (and often do) legally refuse to rent to you based solely on your gender identity/expression. And maybe you get used to all that. Maybe it’s the little things that get to you: the grocery clerk who sneers...
Marsalis' Essay struck a chord; in addition to his musical talents, he has amazing insight. Perhaps musicians share an understanding that easily transcends racial and class lines. Musicians appreciate something that treats race, gender and religion as being incidental. Marsalis is right on the mark. Maybe if enough people speak out, as he has, they will pierce the tone-deaf arrogance of the powerful...
...their "ex-gay" message will keep some of those kids from embracing a gay identity. And they aren't aiming the message just at teens. On one of its websites, the Christian group Focus on the Family has warned that boys as young as 5 may show signs of "gender confusion" and require "professional help...
Women’s Center advocates also believe the center will serve as a safe space. I wish that the idea of “safe space” was no longer needed, but it remains disappointingly relevant to students of all genders on campus. While Harvard as an institution may be committed to the well-being of all, it is a reality that has not yet been achieved. Three on-campus sexual assaults were reported to the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response at Harvard within the past week. Last year, a passer-by perpetrated a hate crime...
...leaders freedom from using their own dorm rooms as office space; a common practice of currently homeless organizations. Women and their allies could use the Center to network with one another, collaborate on important projects, create useful connections for future careers, and generate a forum of open debate on gender and its importance in the Harvard community. The social component of the Center is invaluable as well, because even people utterly uninvolved with student organizations would have a place to stop by between classes, grab a snack, and congregate with friends—perhaps, in the process, discovering an event...