Yasmin Nair

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“Out at CHM” looks at queer Latinos

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date March 10, 2010

The Chicago History Museum’s Out at CHM series hosted its first Latina/o event March 4. Titled “Queer Latinos: Art and Change,” the program showcased the work of two researchers, Lourdes Torres and Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes who presented on their Chicago-based work in the Latino/a community. They were introduced by Ramon Rivera-Servera, an assistant professor in the department of performance studies at Northwestern University.

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CHM looks at queer spaces, past and present

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 3, 2010

“We have lost touch with the … pleasure of danger, we risk losing our difference,”

The Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark, hosted a two-person presentation on Chicago’s queer spaces January 28.

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Queers a big part of Chicago youth immigrant movement

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 1, 2010

The Immigrant Youth Justice League (IYJL), a group of young immigrants, held a press conference Jan. 12 to announce its support for the 2009 Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act (CIR ASAP) of 2009.

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Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date January 27, 2010

Fred just happens to be Frederic Jameson, one of the most influential theorists of postmodernity.

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Rage, or The Lack Thereof

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date January 11, 2010

Rage has dissipated into conciliation and a call for the status quo.

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Chicago makes a rainbow connection: Interview with Jessica Max Stein

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date January 6, 2010

“A generation has grown up absorbing Richard’s art, and I have to believe that every one of them is a smarter, funnier, stronger, sillier, more generous person because of him.”

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Clash at the Center

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date December 17, 2009

Things became quite intense at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, when five members of God Hates Fags (GHF) “also known as Kansas’ anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (headed by the Rev. Fred Phelps) “showed up December 13 near the facility before a forum was scheduled to take place.

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LGBTQs take education to the streets

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 2, 2009

Several families of Chicago Public School (CPS) students, teachers and education activists turned out August 26 for a protest at CPS headquarters at 125 S. Clark, where the Chicago Board of Education was due for a budget meeting.

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Samuel Delany’s Dark Reflections

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date August 29, 2009

This is not the book to read if you are an aspiring writer with hopes of a quick million-dollar contract.

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Gender JUST meets with Huberman

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date August 26, 2009

In June, Gender JUST, a local LGBTQA grassroots organization, organized a safe and affirming education community forum spotlighting Chicago Public Schools and the specific needs of LGBTQ students. At that meeting, the group secured a promise from CPS CEO Ron Huberman that he would meet with the group within 60 days. [Full disclosure: This reporter is also a member of Gender JUST.]