What Can Religion Teach Us About Justice?: A Visit to New Day Church
“Loving is always a revolutionary act.” – Carter Heyward A close friend of mine who recently quit her job as a middle school teacher will be attending a theological seminary […]
Category Archives: Queer Power
Beyond Coming Out: Political Engagement Across Queer Communities
A friend of mine, who is queer and Latino, and I were talking this past weekend about the choice of coming out. Though he founded the GSA at his predominately […]
Represent: Community Over Media
“The more we critique, the less we create.” – Austin Purnell I was watching an episode of Modern Family with a few of my friends the other day, most of […]
What Tutoring Kindergarteners Has Taught Me About Public Schooling
I’ve often heard it said–both inside and outside of education circles–that all the things we need to know, all the guidelines we ought to live our lives by, were learned […]
The End of School: Five Pieces on Youth Power and Restructured Learning
In reference to the last post on empowered youth voices, I wanted to publish a few links to some articles and resources which have been influential, thought provoking and empowering […]
How Liberated Are We?: Questioning Queer Hookup Culture
Recently, I’ve been more open to casual sex than I ever have been before in my life. I’ve been involved with a few different partners, building friendships while also hooking […]
Returning to the Root: Reflection and Collective Learning
“We must ask ourselves, ‘What is it that we are trying to do, and are we doing it as effectively as we can?’ For the answers to these questions are […]
Lesson Plan – Introducing Radical Feminism and Making Feminist Critiques*
1. Freewrite: At the start of the lesson, the symbol for radical feminism (a fist inside the female sign) will be drawn up on the board. Ask students to take […]
Envisioning Justice: Remembering Our Own Power
“Caminante, no hay puentes. Se hace puentes al andar.” – Gloria Anzaldúa As was mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been looking into graduate programs lately, and have been having a […]
Radical Desires: Education as Queer Work
Since starting this blog, a few people have asked me why I decided to give a queer title and framework to a blog where so many of the discussions and […]
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