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Monthly Archives: June 2012

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LGBT Community Needs Assessment Data to Be Presented on June 27

June 23, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: The Morten Group Results from the groundbreaking assessment will be shared in a press briefing and community presentation at Howard Brown Health Center on June 27. The LGBT Community […]

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Activism, Health, LGBT, Life, News, Non-Profits
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A One-Woman Erotic Manifesto: How Sasha Grey Is Saving the Porn Industry

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Mimi Nguyen “Come here, you have to see this porn.” I looked at my friend as I prepared our dinner from her kitchen stove and said something like, “Porn […]

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Art/Culture, Body Positivity, Editorial, Media/Entertainment, Sex, Women
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A Story That Disappears: Visiting the Theatre in My Hometown

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dominick Mayer In nightmares, I keep seeing a twisted version of a town in Michigan called South Haven that my family used to visit in the summers. I know […]

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Life, Memoir, Movies
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An Exercise in Skill: Why I Love Nicolas Windig Refn’s Drive

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Greg Sato I hate the phrase “an exercise in style.” It just sounds like someone wasn’t watching very closely and blames the movie for not being what they wanted […]

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Art/Culture, Men, Movies
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How to Have a Pride We Can All Be Proud Of

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Elyse Dawson Pride.  It’s one of the seven deadly sins.  I’ve seen it played out as such along with it’s six siblings more often than I’d like at numerous […]

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Lesbian, LGBT, Life, Opinion, Pride, Uncategorized
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Navigating Rough Waters: Rules for Fighting With Your Partner

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Joshua Isaacson Arguing or disagreeing with your partner is never fun. Let’s be real. No one wants to see the person they love yelling, screaming, belittling you and all […]

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Advice, Dating, LGBT, Life, Men, Queers, Relationships
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Is Wal-Mart Paying the Gay Away?: Speculation on Why the Pride Parade Route Was Changed

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 8 Comments

by: Erica Feliciano A robbery has taken place in the Boystown community of Lakeview. The culprit? Wal-Mart. The big box, neighborhood-ruining store has made its way into Lakeview’s Boystown and […]

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Editorial, LGBT, Opinion, Politics, Pride
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Singles’ Pride: The Best Things About Not Being in A Relationship

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Kara Crawford So, you’re single. Society, of course, tells you there’s obviously a problem with you, because everyone in their right mind over the age of 12 should so […]

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Dating, LGBT, Life, Pride, Queers, Relationships, Sex
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No Family Is Perfect: How I Deal With My Politically Incorrect Relatives

June 22, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Carly Maria Hubbard Growing up, there was a running joke in my family that my sister, Alex, was a lesbian. It started sometime around middle school because, unlike me, […]

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Exploding the Limitations: What Being a Femme Means to Me

June 21, 2012by inourwordsblog 8 Comments

by: Elise Nagy Female, feminine, femme—is there really a difference? Look in any magazine selling femininity; the skin is light, the noses are slender, the hips are narrow, the clothing […]

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Activism, Feminism, Gender, Life, Politics, Women

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