Erasure, commonly seen in many LGBTQ sexualities and gender identities, is the act of erasing something. As much as sexuality and gender are fluid, and as progressive as our society …
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Television holds a large amount of power within the United States, so it’s important that the characters portrayed on TV shows are diverse in order to be inclusive of all …
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“Sports Illustrated” releases its much-anticipated swimsuit edition annually. Having three different covers, this year’s swimsuit edition has become revolutionary, because it’s the first to feature a plus-size model. At just …
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An intersex individual is someone who is born with chromosomes, genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics that are inconsistent with the typical definition of a male or female body. According to …
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Too often do I hear professors say things such as, “You guys should be working on your assignments at home.” The keys words here are “you guys.” Since “guy” is …
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At a school where many students are studying communications and media, media literacy is a commonly discussed topic. Media literacy is the study and analysis of the media around us, …
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Since the Supreme Court’s decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States in June 2015, it has become a commonly held belief that the LGBTQ …
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Many of the ideas that we think of as normal parts of life are not real, but socially constructed. Understanding gender as an identity-related construct is often discussed, but a …
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