Heterosexual privilege
This term Carleton’s Gender and Sexuality Center and Northfield’s PFLAG, hosted a panel in which people from Carleton/Olaf/Northfield joined together to discuss what it means to be an LGBT member of...
View ArticleWhat is the Opposite of Disabled?
Amandaw, guest-posting on Feministe, asks the question: What term should we be using to indicate lack of disability? Obviously, this discussion is of value, because as we begin to confront our...
View ArticleTraumatizing
Trigger warning Update: I wrote this post (as must be plainly obvious) from a place of anger. I guess that’s one of the perils of having instant posting access. I totally failed to address the racial...
View ArticleClass, race, food
September was Food Desert Awareness month, aiming to bring into the public consciousness the reality that many low-income, urban people face: the lack of access to quality foods, including fresh,...
View ArticleFlat out not okay
Sometimes, jokes are funny. Sometimes not. A courts watchdog group is calling for the resignation of Hennepin County [MN] Judge Stephen Aldrich, claiming he has failed to curb inappropriate messages to...
View ArticleHappy news: Obama extends hospital visitation rights to same-sex partners
From the Washington Post: (warning – for some reason the Post gives any credence to the opinions of “opponents of same sex marriage” in the article) President Obama mandated Thursday that nearly all...
View Articlevoicing your triggers
Today I helped to host a discussion about LGBTQ allies and how they fit into Pride Month (Carleton celebrates in April) and one of the discussion topics that came up was how we communicate with our...
View ArticleWhen I knew I was privileged.
This is an anonymous submission to the ongoing series “When did you know?”, an examination of the intersection of labels and identity. Information on how to submit your piece to the series can be found...
View ArticleOur Intimate Wars [Blog for Choice Day 2012]
I was expecting to celebrate Blog for Choice day the same way I always do – by forgetting to write anything. But at the very least this year I want to mention this really great series: Intimate Wars...
View ArticleHow To Talk To Someone About Privilege Who Doesn’t Know What That Is
This is a question that comes up for us a lot: How can I have productive conversation with my friends/family/acquaintances about privilege? I found this piece by Jamie Utt* very insightful, and it is...
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