Before the rainbow flag became synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community, the emblem of queer activism was the pink triangle, a […]
![A black poster features a large pink triangle. Within the triangle, a woman wearing a jacket raises her fist into the air, and she is shouting. Above the triangle are the words “NEVER AGAIN!” Below the triangle are the wods “FIGHT BACK!” At the bottom of the poster, text reads “The pink triangle was used to identify the thousands of gay prisoners who died in concentration camps in Nazi Germany.”](https://i0.wp.com/nursingclio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Newsome-Image-1-1.jpeg?fit=450%2C522&ssl=1)
Before the rainbow flag became synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community, the emblem of queer activism was the pink triangle, a […]
An explanation: For years, I have wanted to teach Sarah Schulman’s People in Trouble in my Introduction to LGBTQ Studies […]
In 1992, 53% of Colorado voters answered yes to this question on the ballot: “Shall there be an amendment to […]
If you’ve been on social media at all during the month of June, you’ve probably seen Marsha P. Johnson’s name […]
Do protests work? Certainly they can make the participants feel that rather than passively accepting injustice they are doing something […]
So, yeah… gay marriage is legal now. It’s kind of a big deal. That was about all I could offer […]
In December last year, the FDA lifted its longtime policy of deferring any blood or tissue donations coming from men […]
By Ian Lekus
The first I learned of PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, came from the signs and postcards around Fenway Health, Boston’s LGBT community health center. Those advertisements appeared as Fenway served as one of two U.S. research sites for PrEP, in advance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approving Truvada in July 2012 as the first drug deemed safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV transmission.[1] As I started learning more, I quickly discovered how its advocates frequently compare PrEP to oral contraceptives. One PrEP researcher I consulted with early on in my investigations explicitly drew the parallel to her decision to use the Pill a few years earlier. Some of the similarities jump out immediately: for example, like oral contraceptives, PrEP — a pill taken daily to prevent HIV infection — separates prevention from the act of sexual intercourse itself.
It has recently come to our attention that some of our employees are offended or distracted by our LGBT employees who flagrantly display their sexual orientation in the workplace. Management has expressed concern that worker productivity is at risk if we fail to take action on this matter. This feeling of unease, we would like to assure you, is not isolated to our own company. Recent news reports make it abundantly clear that “overt displays of sexual orientation” (ODSO) is on the rise across the United States and that various government officials are beginning the arduous task of addressing ODSO in the workplace.
By Carrie Adkins
Listen up, people: Republican men have had A LOT to teach us this week about sexuality, reproduction, and abortion. For one thing, you can all breathe a deep sigh of relief about the possibility of rape leading to pregnancy; apparently, that happens only very rarely, so really, we should probably just overturn Roe v. Wade. Oh, and in case you need a second reason to ban abortion, here’s one: male fetuses masturbate! Also, not to be homophobic or anything, but it seems that gay people are likely to show up at work wearing tutus. Now what would you have done without all of this edifying information? You’re welcome.