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Faith Is Not A Mental Illness

October 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 9 Comments

by Miriam Mogilevsky I’ve been seeing a disturbing tendency among atheists to compare religious belief to mental illness. Sometimes this comparison is made explicit, as in this article. Other times, however, […]

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Atheism, Interfaith
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As You Are: What We Can Learn From Desmond Tutu

October 1, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by Sophie Turton “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu We live each […]

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LGBT, Religion, Social Justice
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A Human Community: Why We Shouldn’t Hate Rupert Everett

September 20, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Patrick Gill Rupert Everett has spoken with the grace of a toddler throwing a brick.  In an interview with the British Sunday Times, he said, among many things, that […]

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Gay, LGBT, Media/Entertainment, Parenting
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10 Ways to ‘Do’ International Service

September 4, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

By:  Kara Crawford On September 5, I will be celebrating a full year of my service in Colombia. Just shy of a year ago, I left my family, my friends, […]

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Advice, Commentary, Society
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Ways College Freshmen Can Avoid Roommate Drama

September 4, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

By:  Rachel Wills The 2012-2013 academic year is upon us. For first years, venturing away from the homestead, this means many are about to experience the joy of having roommates […]

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Advice, College, Friends, Life
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Where Does Identity Policing Come From?

August 31, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Butch Wonders I bet we’ve all experienced at least one of the following: (1) Being told we don’t “belong” to a group we think we belong to. (2) Having […]

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Activism, Advice, Awareness, Butch, Equality, Gay, Gender, Genderqueer, Lesbian, LGBT, Queers, Society, Straights
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The Making of the Bro-Hug: Photographs of Early American Male Friendship

August 29, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by Gail Goldsmith Men with their arms draped around each other, leaning against each other, linking arms–these pictures make the bro-hug look standoffish. These aren’t couples posing–these are the equivalent […]

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Art/Culture, Commentary, Friends, Gender, Life, Men, Relationships, Society, Straights
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Things I Wish I Knew Before the Times I Came Out

August 27, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

  by: Amanda Owens I wish I knew before coming out the first time that I would have to do it again… and again… and again. Media and society seem […]

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Advice, Coming Out, LGBT, Memoir, Personal, Relationships
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Transcending: The Fat, The Skinny and the Truth

August 24, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Troy It was only recently that I discovered that 0g trans fats did not actually mean that I wouldn’t become fat and trans. Not that I am fat, but […]

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Body Positivity, Fitness, Gay, Health, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Personal, Society
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T and Conversation: Body Language

August 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Professor Xx Dear Professor Xx, A nagging question surfaced when I was reading your last column. I’m a cis girl who’s had intimate relationships with trans guys, but I […]

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Advice, Body Positivity, Gender, Genderqueer, Health, LGBT, Life, T and Conversation, Trans

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