Happy Memorial Day From a Pacifist
It’s hard to be a pacifist in a fiercely patriotic nation. So often, the language of patriotism hides an underlying current of pro-war values. “Support the Troops” means “support the wars/domination of the USA abroad.” “Defend our borders” means buying into a smug, often racist, anti-immigration perspective. And when people say they’re “proud to be [...]
What Disney Taught Me About Gender Roles
I don’t write about patriarchy as often as I could, or should. Male privilege is still a constant force in our society and one that needs to be called out and addressed as much as ever. Say what you want about Disney these days. The company is so big, it’s hard to even hammer down [...]
Published! Cronk Article on Vernon Wall/RuPaul
Today, I had an article published in The Cronk of Higher Education! Here’s a preview… Rumors have long circulated that social justice educator and higher education guru Vernon Wall is actually famed drag persona and actor RuPaul. New evidence has emerged recently showing credible evidence that not only are the rumors true, but the two [...]
Don’t Forget About Uganda
As we struggle with our own pathetic compromises on LGBT issues here in the US and the poor imprisoned Malawian couple hold our international attention, we forget about the horrid situation in Uganda. The virulent anti-homosexuality bill introduced last October is not dead, nor have conditions improved for gay and lesbian Ugandans. This bill and [...]
Queer and Queerer Ep. 8 – Bullying and the (Super) Power of Words
Here’s the impending scene: Peterson vs. hundreds of middle schoolers in an epic cage match! So, he turned to Zack to get his juices flowing about positive ways to get young people thinking about bullying and how to treat each other with more respect. In this roving episode, we talk about not only bullying, but [...]
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