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Many queer activists argue that society contains a presumption of heterosexuality that must be overcome. They are not content to exist as a marginal culture but insist that the implication of accepting their queerness is that the larger culture must be transformed to wholly integrate alternative sexualities. The queer community...
Junior faculty. Last December, the University denied tenure to Jeffrey A. Masten, a specialist in queer theory and the history of sexuality. When a popular, highly recommended associate professor like Masten is denied for no obvious reason, the message is clear: research in "marginal" fields like lesbian and gay studies...
"I'm interested in studying the health ofcommunities and individuals," Narayan said. "Oftenadverse health in marginal communities is due to alack of respect for human rights."
Sensational political scandals, for all their variety, have long enjoyed a certain predictability. The first period in the life of a scandal is marked by intense media hyperactivity. Any scrap of information, any grainy photograph and any marginal character with the slightest connection to the scandal suddenly become newsworthy and...
Certainly, some investors who live off dividends would cut and run. But there are powerful pro-investor arguments for dumping the dividend. One is that many investors reinvest dividends anyway and incur transaction costs to do so. But the main argument is that dividends are taxed as ordinary income, a...