Category: Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Lesbian fundraiser focuses on global crises

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 24, 2008

Climbing PoeTree, a two-member spoken word group, was in Chicago performing its latest piece, “Hurricane Season: The Hidden Messages in Water.” The first performance was at Columbia College, the second at the Center on Halsted (COH).

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Barefoot and Pregnant in the White House: Sarah and Bristol Palin

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 3, 2008

Let’s not forget that a woman’s right to have an abortion has everything to do with citizenship and power and can’t be dismissed as irrelevant.

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James Dobson and the National Radio Hall of Fame

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date August 20, 2008

Why pretend that judgments about the value of someone’s work are strictly apolitical and impartial?

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Minority workshop focuses on LGBTQ families

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date August 1, 2008

LGBTQ families are frequently non-normative, and not just because they’re headed by queer people. Queer families may consist of single women raising children with sperm donors who maintains links with their offspring. Two men might raise children together even after breaking up.

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Sex workers hold local conference

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 23, 2008

Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP), a national group that works on the decriminalization of prostitution, held its third annual conference in Chicago. Members attended panels on topics like sex trafficking and the issues facing transgender sex workers.

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March highlights Boystown tensions

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 1, 2008

The Coalition for Justice and Respect organized a “Unity March Against Racism and Harassment” in the Boystown area. This was the latest such event in Chicago to address the tensions that have pitted youth of color against police officers, condo dwellers, and business owners.

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Groups address police brutality

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date June 25, 2008

Chicago recently became a finalist in its bid to host the 2016 Olympics. An umbrella group of local activist organizations and Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is using this media attention to highlight Chicago police brutality. At a June 19 press conference outside Mayor Daley”s office and an evening community forum at the Broadway United Methodist Church in Boystown, the group argued that Chicago did not have a right to host the Olympics given its record on police brutality, especially towards members of the LGBTQ community. Sponsors of the events included queer groups Amigas Latinas, Equality Illinois, and Gay Liberation Network.