Word: sexualism
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...about the ambiguity in his works, the author said that he purposely strives for a level of uncertainty regarding his main characters because “we are all made up of contradictory strands.” Maguire added that he, like his fans, was not sure about the sexual orientation of his characters. The sponsoring tutors said they were pleased with Maguire’s visit. Juan Jaime de Zengotita, a BGLTS tutor, said he invited Maguire to give a lecture two years ago and that he was happy to have the author back. Ari Lipman, a BGLTS tutors...
...find her flippant characterization of our organization to be distressing. Room 13 does not exist to simply “serve students cookies and talk stuff out;” rather, our group consists of 30 student volunteers who are specifically trained to counsel individuals on such topics as sexual assault, suicide, grief, relationship difficulties, and, yes, even depression. Most importantly, Room 13 exists as a safe space for students to come down and talk about anything and everything that is on their minds without fear of being judged or lectured. We do not claim to be licensed therapists...
Human beings have spent 99 percent of their existence as hunter-gatherers, a profession for which they remain genetically adapted. The distinction between hunters and gatherers is, for the most part, a sexual one: 50,000 years ago, men single-mindedly focused on their prey in the sub-Saharan plain while women became adept at multi-tasking, gathering a variety of foods and ensuring the safety of their offspring. Our current gender-stratified social system did not emerge from a philosophical abyss; it evolved over tens of thousands of years as a function of the behavioral characteristics that allowed...
...Sexual stereotypes are not the cause of sex differences; rather, in many respects, they are the result. A study in 2000 determined that children tend to play with sex-appropriate toys (i.e., boys with trucks; girls with dolls) regardless of societal or parental interference. The study’s conclusion? Sexual differences result not just from social pressure, but also from innate physical and hormonal makeup. The truth is somewhere between nature and nurture: men and women have been designed by some invisible, selective hand to tend to think and act differently, and these tendencies are hammered home...
These students with intersecting identities—whether racial, sexual, or political—are carving out niches by creating groups specific to their status as minorities within minorities...