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Miami University Students Targeted in Anti-Gay Hate Crime

April 3, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce Two gay Miami University of Ohio students were attacked walking home from a charity drag show near campus March 24. “I was just walking my friend […]

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LGBT, Life, News
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Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Includes LGBT Domestic Violence Survivors

March 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce The latest version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill would extend protections and programs to same-sex couples, indigenous tribes and undocumented immigrants. The bill—enacted in 1994 […]

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LGBT, News, Politics
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Salty Wounds: When Sympathetic Whiteness Goes Wrong

March 29, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Camille DeBose Note: This post was originally featured on the author’s website and has been reposted with permission. You can find the original here. There is a discussion flowing […]

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Editorial, Life, News, Race
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Why Gay Folks Should Care About Trayvon Martin

March 28, 2012by inourwordsblog 7 Comments

by: Zachary Stafford Note: This piece was originally featured on The Huffington Post and was republished with permission. You can find the original here. Monday was rough. I had not […]

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Editorial, LGBT, News
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Geraldo Rivera: Wearing a Hoodie While Black Is “Asking For It”

March 26, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Alexandra Le Tellier Note: This post was originally featured on the LA Times’ Opinion Pages and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. Geraldo Rivera set […]

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Editorial, News, Race
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It Takes More Than a Movie to Fix a Culture: Why Bully Won’t End School Violence

March 21, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dominick Mayer Two prefaces to the following article: 1) This is going to sound remarkably negative, and that’s by design. My dear friend, Patrick Gill, has already said, in […]

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Art/Culture, Bullying, Editorial, LGBT, Life, Media/Entertainment, News
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Getting People to Care: Why the 2012 Box Office Is Breaking Records

March 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Phil Siegel Well, that was quick. After a dangerously slow 2011 at the box office, 2012 has managed a complete turnaround in just two months. Hollywood had a minor […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, Media/Entertainment, News
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Wang’s, Chicago Gay Bar, Investigated Over Reports That It Bans Women During Busiest Hours

March 13, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut Note: This article was originally featured on the Huffington Post and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. A gay bar in Chicago’s LGBT-centric […]

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Art/Culture, LGBT, Life, News, Nightlife

Why Bully’s Rating Should Be Changed

March 13, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Patrick Gill Documentarian Lee Hirsch’s film Bully, detailing the experiences of bullied youth and parents of children who committed suicide after being bullied, will be released in select theaters March […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, LGBT, Life, Media/Entertainment, News

Filmmakers Release Documentary on Cincinnati Race Riots

March 6, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains content about racialized violence and police brutality. The Cincinnati race riots are one of the few events I can pinpoint as a defining […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, LGBT, News

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