Let me be clear. I am so for anyone having any kind of spiritual connection with anything, and am so glad that people find things like hope, faith and solidarity in religious communities across the world. But, oppression comes in all forms, and though the average Catholic JMU student may not be standing outside with […]
Read More JMU Catholic Campus Ministry’s “Man” RetreatI once heard a joke from one of my gay guy friends who said, “Bisexuals, they’re just greedy!” Well, I thought it was funny at least. To play off a post from last semester on Rihanna’s music video “Te Amo,” I want to explore a little of what bisexuality actually is. Because there I have […]
Read More Bisexuality, Musicians, Dilemmas, QuestionsHere is a BBC News article, reporting on gay marriage where the president will no longer uphold DOMA in courts. Just another tiny step closer towards equality. Also, a NY Times article.
Read More Quick Hit: US gay marriage ban: US government drops defense of law“Think Before You Speak” the Advertising Council’s first LGBT awareness campaign is working to prevent the use of the phrase “that’s so gay.” The campaign has enlisted celebrity singer Hilary Duff and comedian Wanda Sykes to call teens out for using the phrase in two of the commercials. After each video, the campaign displays their […]
Read More Quick Hit: “Think Before You Speak” Ad Counsil CommercialsAs I was walking on campus this afternoon in search of something quick to eat for lunch, it came to me: CHICK-FIL-A! Yes! Chick-fil-A would be the perfect midday meal to eat at a speedy pace before my next class. But just as I began to imagine the taste of their scrumtiddilyocious chicken nuggets in […]
Read More Chick-fi-NAYCiao my friends! Hope all was well while ShoutOut JMU! was on hiatus. I am writing to you from Washington DC. I will be up here this semester so I am hoping I will relay to you some things happening here. And one thing going on, I went to this amazing, amazing art gallery: National […]
Read More Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American PortraitureHey everyone! Just some awesome news to start off your break: the military’s discriminatory gay ban has been repealed by Congress, and Obama will sign it into law next week.
Read More Quick hit: DADT REPEALED!!!Transgender, a person (transexual or transvestite) who identifies and/or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth, sometimes involving a partial or full reversal of gender. Two Gender & Justice classes ago, we watched a film titled, Almost Myself. My eyes opened to the transgender person’s […]
Read More The “T” In LGBTJust a quick hit… here’s a beautiful video of our secretary of state, the first female presidential candidate, an incredible woman, telling queer youth that “tomorrow will be better.” Seriously, I think it is incredibly important that someone of her stature in the U.S. government is addressing this issue. I think she’s just incredible, and […]
Read More Quick hit: Secretary of State Clinton: “Tomorrow will be better”The clip below is an opening scene from the FX show “Louis”, a sitcom starring comedian Louis CK. Feel free to watch the whole thing, but the part I’ll be talking about starts at 4:10. Also, this clip is not safe for work…or class, in the event you’re reading this when you should be listening […]
Read More “Louis” Talks About Queer Issues…In, You Know, A “Manly” Way
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