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"Yee Won Chong shares a story about the challenges of navigating the world while transgender, and provides suggestions on being a good ally." Via Community Village Sites 
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“ The author of Winnie-the-Pooh thought 'he or she' should be replaced by 'heesh', but there's nothing wrong with singular 'they'” Via Pascual Pérez-Paredes, Rodolfo Maslias
Lucille House's curator insight,
July 7, 2015 1:03 AM
This article describes how language is sexist. And I agree it does seem to trend that way. Like how there is Ms. But not any abbreviation for a single male, however, although this is an important point, there really isn’t a lot that can be done about it. Also although there are a lot of male centered connotations and phrases that don’t technically include women. I think that the mind set of the person saying it isn’t necessarily sexist. I also think that it is basically a tradition ingrained in us to use phrases like that and I don’t really think that it is that essential for women equality for this to change. 
Alexander Yakovlev's comment,
July 8, 2015 10:02 AM
I like how author stated fact about “women being on the market” and that we do call indicate whether women single or married by calling her miss. Author makes a very clear and valid point that so many position nowadays indicates or states that that it is gender based (for example spokesman or spokeswomen instead of spokesperson). I agree that there shouldn’t be any racist or gender based statements in the literature as well. It is interesting how authors in 18 century were using words that wouldn’t offend anyone, versus where now we can always hear him or her or some other statements where we can identify class and race of a person.
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"There's no question that among the world's wealthy nations, the U.S. stands out when it comes to circumcision. The WHO estimates that the overall male circumcision rate in the states is somewhere between 76 and 92 percent. Most Western European countries, by contrast, have rates less than 20 percent. But even these numbers mask considerable regional variation within countries."
Tags: perspective, cultural norms, culture, gender, regions.
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"The Supreme Court's decision means marriage equality is now the law of the land in the US. But whether states allow same-sex couples to marry immediately or days or weeks from now will depend on the actions of local and state officials, who could delay the final effect of the decision for a few days or weeks."
Tags: sexuality, USA, map, political.
Jannell Alino's curator insight,
August 27, 2015 7:20 PM
On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriage would be legal in all fifty states. This was a majority vote that now requires all states to grant marriage licenses to all couples whether they are same sex or not. Before this day Washington D.C. as well as 37 other states allowed same sex marriage. This decision was years in the making and has been long waited for by many. There were many factors that went into deciding if this should be made legal like discrimination. Although it is now legal to have same sex marriage in all states not all states are open to this idea. Many states are still not granting marriage licenses although all citizens have the right to. Some generalizations that can be retrieved from this article is that the Supreme Court is making strides in passing laws that have been needed for many decades. They are finally making progress with addressing our countries current problems. Yes this argument is logical except for the states that are still refusing to grant licenses to same sex couples. This relates because it affects our entire country and shows that we are not as conservative anymore. I am 100% supportive of this decision and believe that it great that after several decades of fighting for the right to marry they finally have it! It is objective and appeals to everyone, not just one group of people.
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ENGLISH STARTS AT 8:00 Today I talk about homosexuality in Japan! This was a super requested topic. Please let me know what you think and share your ... Via Homophobia news watch
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Russia: Gay activists overwhelmed by the force of hatred Dozens of Russians attempted to rally on Saturday in St. Petersburg to show their support to the Les... Via Homophobia news watch
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There were clashes in Moscow as gay rights activists tried to hold an unofficial demonstration on Saturday. They were attacked by a group of Russian ... Via Homophobia news watch
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The Guardian Via Annabel Kaye
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Kelli McLoud Schingen's curator insight,
February 15, 2015 1:28 PM
Young women telling their story and fighting the power.
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On June 30th, 1973, Alberta Williams King was gunned down while she played the organ for the “Lord’s Prayer” at Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a Christian civil rights activist, she was assassinated...just like her son, Martin Luther King, Jr. Via bobbygw, Deanna Dahlsad
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Nickolay Lamm is at it again. The illustrator, who just made headlines for predicting what humans might look like in 100,000 year, continued his Barbie criti... Via diane gusa, Kristen Magis
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With this new site, you can now read and download How They See Us: Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America free of charge. How They See Us: Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America... Via Jocelyn Stoller
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2015 meta-analysis published in American Psychologist evaluating prior research on gender-differences and gender-similarities hypotheses.
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The It Was Never a Dress campaign is not only taking social media by storm, it is also changing the way we view the traditional women's bathroom sign. We see that the men's figure wears pants and the women's symbol wears a dress, but what if it was never meant to be a dress in the first place? Tania Katan launched the popular #ItWasNeverADress campaign at last week's 'Girls in Tech' conference with the idea that the female figure is instead wearing a cape, asserting that women can be superheroes or anything else they choose to be."
Courtney Barrowman's curator insight,
May 21, 2015 10:30 AM
I love this! Unit 3: Cultural landscape and norms. 
Katie's curator insight,
May 22, 2015 12:19 PM
In this article it suggest that the stereotypical dress for the the women bathroom sign is not a dress, but a cape. This hows that women can be superheroes or whatever they want to be. Still today there is a lack of women in he workforce compared to men. For every 4 men working working for Google there is 1 women and half of them quit because of the poor work environment. I think this helps represent that women are capable of anything. This is an example of women in the workforce and gender equity. 
Seth Forman's curator insight,
May 26, 2015 9:08 PM
Summary: This article basically explains the story of the recently emerged #ItWasNeverADress campaign. This is a pretty cool article because I never really payed attention to how even a restroom sign could be considered gender inequality.
Insight: This article is relevant to unit 6 because gender inequality is an important measure of development.
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"How we occupy and move through space is based on many cultural norms and many of those norms and assumptions are based on gender."
Tags: space, gender, place, cultural norms, culture, perspective.
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Al-Arabiya Via Homophobia news watch
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For some doctors in Delhi, homosexuality is a mental illness much like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and can be treated for a tidy sum. Via Homophobia news watch
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I recently interviewed a Chinese friend of mine, Jack, and his American boyfriend about being gay in China. A lot of emphasis is placed on Jack's experiences ... Via Homophobia news watch
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New York Times Via Annabel Kaye
Annabel Kaye's curator insight,
June 20, 2014 1:47 AM
It this unique to America? How valid is this data for Europe and Scandinavia? Or at all?
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"I don't look like that, and I don't desire to look like that." —Kate Winslet Via Kelli McLoud Schingen
JoAnne Flaherty's curator insight,
April 6, 2014 10:57 PM
fascinating video on the unrealistic expectations society has put on women, and the ideals that come from ads and magazines.
JoAnne Flaherty's comment,
April 7, 2014 4:13 PM
thanks for sharing this! i've seen it bore, but I'm happy to be able to share it now with others.
Kelli McLoud Schingen's comment,
November 4, 2014 11:47 AM
Thanks JoAnne. It's important that we share! Yours in the struggle, Kelli
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A symposium at Harvard Business School delved into intersectionality—the seemingly obvious yet complex idea that gender interacts with other axes of inequality such as race, age, class, and ethnicity. Via Deanna Dahlsad
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In what imaginary Texas would Richard Linklater's characters not be surrounded by people of Mexican descent? Via Deanna Dahlsad
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Feminism is Not “The F Word” — Seventh Grove Via Kristen Magis
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Several people on march and police officers injured as far-right groups attack parade in Kiev Via Jocelyn Stoller
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