Topic: Race and Class
Stay Out of My Bedroom: Women of Color Have the Right to Decide If and When to Parent
If you happen to be a woman of color, you simply don’t have any business that is your own, as far as society is concerned. The Jezebel and Welfare Queen stereotypes shape the responses you receive from others when you have a belly full of baby. So, the next time someone asks me how many more babies I’m going to have, I will have to respond with a “Girllllll, stay out my bedroom.”
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Are All Blacks Prejudiced Against All Gays? Beyond the Static View of Race, Sexual Orientation, and Otherness
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
May 16, 2012 - 8:20am (Print)
Prejudice is prejudice, wherever it comes from and whatever form it takes. Respect dictates we treat it as such.
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On Mothering a Black Boy in America
by Bernadette Brown, Strong Families
May 15, 2012 - 4:32pm (Print)
If you ever want to sleep at night, don’t try raising a black boy in America, because it means not having the luxury of the safety bubble that other parents have around their children, and never having the luxury of being able to sleep at night.
Dispatches from AWID 2012: Queer Economics
by Jessica Mack
April 22, 2012 - 2:35am (Print)
What does it mean to be queer and poor? How does one affect the other? At AWID 2012, a panel of GLBTQ advocates discussed their experiences exploring these intersections of sexuality, power, and economic justice.
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An Open Letter to White People in the Sexuality/Sexology Field
by Bianca I. Laureano, LatinoSexuality.com
April 13, 2012 - 7:54am (Print)
A letter inspired by an encounter I recently had with a racially white person in the field who is planning a new project/program that does not include people of Color, with disabilities, who are youth or trans* identified. The letter is one filled with the same arguments I, and many other people of Color, have been making to racially white people in the field for years.
Limbaugh, Fluke, and Feminism: Did We "Rush" to Conclusions About Privilege, Sex, Race, and Class?
March 13, 2012 - 11:25am (Print)
Amidst the controversy around Rush Limbaugh and birth control coverage, there have been some missed opportunities to dive deeper into the underlying issues. What I had hoped (and continue to hope) for is space for a more nuanced discussion about privilege, sex and sexuality, and feminism.
Keep Your Stigma: Latina/o Youth Need Real Support
by Marisol Franco, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ)
March 13, 2012 - 9:02am (Print)
In order to address adolescent pregnancy and parenting in the Latina/o community and beyond, we must collectively start to change the discourse and norms to include youth sexuality and health needs from a perspective that acknowledges young people’s rights to education, access, autonomy and opportunities.
Contraceptive Coverage: Essential Care for Women of Color
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
and Lucy Panza
February 29, 2012 - 6:20pm (Print)
Women of color experience much higher unintended pregnancy rates than their white counterparts. As a group they also suffer higher rates of chronic diseases, including pregnancy-related conditions, which can be prevented with consistent use of contraceptives. The new regulation guaranteeing access to contraception without a co-pay will help greatly with these and other health issues.
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Brownback, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Attacks Single Mothers and the Poor
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 30, 2012 - 2:40pm (Print)
Governor Brownback , like a wolf in sheep's clothing, speaks about goals such as reducing childhood poverty while passing laws that actually deepen poverty throughout the state.
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Race, Class and Justice in the U.S. Legal System: Still A Long Way From the Promised Land
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
January 16, 2012 - 8:47pm (Print)
Race, class, ethnicity, and sex still determine, to a great degree, how justice is dispensed and whether people are treated justly by the United States legal system. Recent news stories and hard data show just how far we remain from Martin Luther King's "promised land."
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