Posted on February 16, 2012 by: Kris Gowen, originally posted on Kris Gowens Blog I was going to try to come up with a fancier more accessible title, but I can’t right now. But I sure better by May! I’ve been invited to speak at an bullying awareness event in Austin Texas this May. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gender’
Why Gender Neutral Bathrooms Should Matter To You.
Posted: July 13, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Ally McBeal, bathrooms, Ernesto, Ernesto Dominguez, Gender, Gender Neutral, iPhone, LGBT, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, New York, Pee, Queer, Restroom, Safe2pee, Sex, Transgender, University of Chicago
“…when they willfully ignore the concerns of LGBT people, they not only limit opportunities for these individuals, but also stifle our community as a whole. In the end, it is the community that loses, as dynamic, intelligent, and highly skilled people move on to places that value and respect them.” –National Gay and Lesbian [...]
It’s My Body, Not Yours!
Posted: January 24, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: AMA, bilateral mastectomy, breasts, cis, Gender, Hormones, Sex, Suicide, Top Surgery, trans, Transgender
If a trans friend or family member ever tells you that they have decided to start hormones or have surgery and it’s something you would never choose to do yourself, please remember that it has absolutely nothing to do with your appearance or body or gender identity, regardless of what your gender identity or expression [...]
Race, Poverty, Gender, OH MY!
Posted: January 18, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: African American, Black, CAP, Gender, HIV, Latina, Money, Oregon, Positive Women's Network, poverty, PSU, PTA, Race, Women
I recently started an internship at CAP and get to participate in some interesting dialogues and trainings. One project that I was happy to be a part of was a teleconference discussing the intersections of race, gender, and poverty. This is fascinating to me since I’m majoring in Social Work at PSU. Here is a [...]
Privilege? What’s that supposed to mean?
Posted: December 3, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Activists, Age, Citizen, Egalitarian, Gender, Homeless, Oppression, Peggy McIntosh, People of Color, Privilege, Queer, Race, Sex, STI, United States, White person
As a young white person involved in the activist community I have talked a lot about the word “privilege” and what it means. To me privilege is a word I use to describe unearned benefits given to me by societies and institutions and individuals that I interact with-in the United States. For instance, I am [...]
Femme Identity
Posted: October 6, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Comic, darwin, Faerie, Femme, Gender, Gender non-conforming, Patriarchy, Portland, Queer, Straight, Woman
As a femme identified person and someone perceived as female I have encountered a great struggle to find voice and place for myself in my queer community here in Portland. I have had friends who were more androgynous or masculine identified express to me that they dislike being around femme identified people because of negative [...]
Introducing Darwin, the Faerie
Posted: September 2, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: ally, darwin, faeries, Gender, identity, pronoun, Sexuality, unicorns, Youth
Name: Darwin Age: 20 Gender Identity: Faerie Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Hometown: Portland, Oregon Likes: People, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Myself, Pink Dislikes: Grits, Busses being late, The way peanut butter gets stuck in your teeth, bigotry. Hello folks! My name is Darwin. I am a femme identified gender queer currently residing in Portland, OR. I use [...]
From “grumpy teenager” to educated youth a Teen2Teen story
Posted: August 5, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Annika, CAP, Cascade AIDS Project, Gender, HIV, Indica Hanson, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality, STIs, Teen2Teen, Youth
My name is Indica Hanson; last year I was in the Teen2Teen program .I am going to be in the program this year as well. I grew up in this program and learned so much from it. In early September 2009 my mom convinced me to fill out the paper work and interview for [...]
