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“I Love When the Three of Us Hang Out”: A Call to Put Down the Phone for a Second

August 15, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Joshua Isaacson “I love when the three of us hang out.” This is my boyfriend’s way of saying “get off your phone,” which is also his way of being […]

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Advice, LGBT, Life, Loose Ends, Uncategorized
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Waiting: Why Love Is What Gets Me Off

August 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Mark Nott Picture the best sex you’ve ever had. What made it good? What made it so fantastic that you still talk about it for years and years afterward? […]

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Dating, Gay, LGBT, Life, Romance, Sex
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Unpacking the Gender Knapsack: How to Check Cis Privilege

August 14, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Amanda Owens  Privilege is a word we often hear talked about in the context of checking our privilege. “What privilege,” I hear asked, laughingly, from the poor college kids […]

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Awareness, Gender, LGBT, Life, Uncategorized
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On Chick-fil-a and Obama: How the Queer Movement Can Move Forward

August 14, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Clementine Von Radics  When the President announced his support for Gay Marriage, it was hard for me to celebrate. Part of me felt angry, like I was supposed to be […]

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Activism, Equality, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Politics, Society
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My Body Is Not Wrong: On the Discourse of Being “Trapped in the Wrong Body”

August 13, 2012by inourwordsblog 5 Comments

By: Cassandra Warren I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “trapped in the wrong body”, but I’m nervous about putting these thoughts into words, and about the potential for […]

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Gender, Genderqueer, LGBT, Society, Trans
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Naked, If I Want To: A Crack at Body Pride

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Rosie I arrive at the address I have pulled up from a text message at least ten times on the subway ride over.  I have never done anything remotely […]

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Awareness, Body Positivity, LGBT, Life, Personal, Pride, Society, Women
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We Happy Trans*: A Video Online Community of Positive Experiences

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: The Qu We Happy Trans* is a collaboration of videos of reflecting positive experience of Trans* people. WHT has a seven question project in which they have created a […]

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LGBT, Life, Pride, Trans
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Same-Sex Marriage Flooded the World: A Response to Pastor Fruh’s Comments on Noah’s Ark

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Bobby Crowley Pastor Aaron Fruh of Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama has decided to grace the Chick-Fil-A company with his support. Luckily, agreeing with anti-gay views is not all […]

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Hate, Homophobia, LGBT, News, Religion, Response
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Beyond the Flame: How the Olympics Distracts Us From Transnationalism

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Joy Ellison Every Olympic year I become a sports fan.  Under the glow of the Olympic flame, I’m suddenly eager to watch sports I can barely name.  The Super […]

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Activism, LGBT, News, Opinion, Politics, Society
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Ampersand: The Character Between This and That

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kevin Doherty Is there anything so tragic as And by itself? Independent, miserable, And cannot exist alone. And struggles to get by alone. It cannot. It does not. And […]

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LGBT, Life, Loose Ends

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