Tag Archives: sexism

Opinion: Target Removing Sexism, Not Gender, From Toys, Games and Bedding

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

Little girls can’t grow up to be firefighters or athletes and little boys can’t grow up to create great works of culinary art or fashions that make you look your best. That’s the message you might get if you were to listen to … Continue reading →

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Black Gay Men on their Relationship to Feminism

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

From Steven-Emmanuel Martinez’s Huffington Post article: …when gay men badger other gay men because of socially constructed ideals about how a man is supposed to act, when our position in the bedroom becomes a foundation for establishing gender roles, when … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Eradicating Homophobia and Transphobia

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

“…we can’t fully eradicate homophobia without eradicating transphobia, as well.” The above quote comes from an incredibly intelligent op-ed by Laverne Cox in The Huffington Post that analyzes how homophobia, sexism, transphobia and its accompanying discrimination are related issues: Speaking at last week’s … Continue reading →

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Tweet of the Day: Homophobia Defined

Posted on April 3, 2012 by
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