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Greg Louganis on Back on Board Documentary, Mentorship, Living With HIV and Gay Communities

April 23, 2013by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

By: Randall Jenson While award-winning Olympic diver Greg Louganis has made a jump back into the public spotlight as a diving coach on the ABC reality television show Splash, he is […]

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Health, HIV/AIDS, identity, Interviews
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Being Seen as a Moral Equal, and the Freedom of Choosing to Participate:Views on Women in Combat

February 1, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Mariann Devlin  Once I got into a long-winded Facebook debate about equal pay with a friend who was a liberal activist. It began when he posted a chart showing […]

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Feminism, Women
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What We Said At SlutWalk

October 1, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Clarisse Thorn and Nico Lang Preface: This is the text that we read at SlutWalk Chicago, the sex-positive anti-rape march that  was held over the weekend. The march started at […]

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Activism, Sex, LGBT, Women, Feminism, Society, Chicago
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I Have Rights Too: Why I Refuse to Vote Republican in November

September 25, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Lindsey Gavel When I was in high school, I started menstruating. I was a late bloomer, to be honest. But from day one, my cycles were abnormal. I was […]

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Health, Personal, Politics, War on Women, Women
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Consent Does Not “Ruin the Moment”

September 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Miriam Mogilevsky People who oppose sensible things like anti-harassment policies at conferences keep bringing up the same tired myths about dating, sex, and romance: that it’s very important to […]

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Dating, Rape Culture, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Women
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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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To Clutch or Not to Clutch: The Marvels of the Man Clutch

August 29, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by Fred Morrow It’s the mental checklist you run through before locking the door and adventuring into the night: iphone, earbuds, chapstick, pack of Gauloises, monogrammed butane lighter, keys, cash […]

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Art/Culture, Fashion, Gay, Humor/Satire, LGBT, Men
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I Love Dudes, But A Lot of Times I Don’t

August 1, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Melinda McIntire I want to start my thoughts today by telling you all that I love guys. Dudes are great. My dad, my brother, “some of my best friends” […]

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Dating, Life, Men, Romance, Sex, Women
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It Can Be Scary Coming Out As Black and Gay

August 1, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Zachary Stafford I don’t know if you heard the news, but a few prominent folks came out of the closet, and it was all anyone could talk about. Over […]

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Art/Culture, Coming Out, Gay, LGBT, Media/Entertainment, Music, Race
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Coming Out As Gayish: An Open Letter to Men

July 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Jonah Lefholtz  Dear Men, I’m sorry. Let me explain. This has been a very active year as far as my identity goes. I came out as femme, I went […]

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Coming Out, Gay, Gender, Letter, LGBT, Life, Trans

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