Month: June 2013

It’s bigger than hip-hop

—Andreana Clay Last weekend, I taught a course at the Center for Research and Education on Gender and Sexuality (CREGS) on the ethical dilemmas related to fieldwork with LGBTQ youth… READ MORE

Altar-ed Expectations

—Suzanna Danuta Walters So the verdict is in and the celebrations have begun. Striking down the odious Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and allowing the challenge to Prop 8 to… READ MORE

Learning disability and the DSM-5

—Ruth Colker Raised in a Spanish-speaking household, Peter learned to speak English at age two while recuperating from a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite… READ MORE

Queers and class

—Lisa Henderson This Pride Month, let’s think about queers and social class.  The recent report, A Broken Bargain: Discrimination, Fewer Benefits, and More Taxes for LGBT Workers makes clear that… READ MORE

What about the children?

—Carlos A. Ball It is in many ways appropriate that the Supreme Court will be issuing its two same-sex marriage rulings—one challenging the Defense of Marriage Act and the other… READ MORE