Artist Saint Hoax is tearing up the internet with laughable gifs of political leaders in drag. He says about the project’s inspiration, “The ‘War Drags You Out’ project is a mere reflection of the current political situation that has taken its toll not only on the Arab region, but also on the entire world.” Who … Continue reading
Ellen Page (the actress best known for her role in Juno), recently came out as a lesbian on February 14th in the middle of a speech given at an Human Rights Campaigns conference promoting the well-being of LGBTQ youth. Her coming out has caused quite a stir in the media and thankfully, a great deal … Continue reading
Enough sound bites, status updates, Tweets, and other too-brief snippets of discussion. Let’s take some time, at length, to talk through the reasons and theory behind this whole Robin Thicke thing. 1) Why is the BU community petitioning against Robin Thicke, when many other pop artists have hit songs featuring analogous misogynistic content? Continue reading
So what does it mean to be an empowered woman? Verily Magazine is posting a series of interviews in which they ask this exact question. The first one with Dr. Caroline Heldman. She discusses empowerment, society’s opinion on homemakers, Miley Cyrus and The Hunger Games. Here’s a quote from her interview: You’re told that you … Continue reading
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This week, you do not want to miss BODY ROCK! The Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism is partnering with Off The Cuff Magazine to present this body positive dance party from 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM on Thursday, Feb. 27th, 2014. The event will take place in the 808 Gallery at 808 Commonwealth Avenue. You … Continue reading
There are times when you read something and just think “hallelujah!”. That was my first thought when I read about Verily Magazine. Here’s the first paragraph of their about section: Verily is a new kind of women’s magazine: one that celebrates the best of who you are. We feature fashion that is worthy of the … Continue reading
So I imagine you all have heard the controversy about Robin Thicke performing at the BU owned performance venue, Agganis Arena. The Boston Humanists at BU, with the support of the BU Humanist alumi, started a petition to ask BU to cancel his performance. Currently, it has nearly 1,500 signatures, and more are coming in. When … Continue reading
In response to the Sochi Olympics, I’ve seen a lot of Americans with a superiority complex over Russia when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. People seem to have forgotten that the US should not be seen as a leader in terms of gay rights. Here’s an article that goes into the anti-gay propaganda laws in … Continue reading
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