Category: School
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“Str8 4 trans ONLY” [Draft]
Sublimation Is The New Reaction-Formation For Homophobia Freud argued that all neurotic or psychologically atypical behavior is caused by dissonance. He defined dissonance as when the person one is, is different from the person one feels one should be. He argued that this causes what he called repression; the dissonance is pushed into the unconscious…
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Social Identities Pie
CJ Trowbridge 2018-08-22 SOC 110: Intro To Social Justice Social Identities Pie I have decided to analyze each component of my identity in descending order by the amount of conscious deliberate attention I put into them. My strongest and most conscious identity is probably related to my sexuality and my identity as a gay person.…
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BQT: Notes From Conversation with J.T.
J.T. is a leading member of a prominent LGBT organization. I asked specifically about managing perceptions around “colonization” and “appropriation” when working on issues related to attendance diversity in large LGBT organizations. His advice was simple. Give the power to the people. Recruit leaders in underrepresented communities and empower them to create new events the…
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Sacramento Pride 2018
I was very proud this year to march with Sacramento’s Bolt Bar, a gay alternative bar which is a big participant in the leather and fetish communities in the Northern California area. The Bolt also hosts an annual Mr Leather competition whose winner goes on to International Mr Leather. I carried the Trans pride flag.…
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BQT: Notes From Conversation with J.C.
J.C. suggested a large emphasis on information technology and demographics research in order to drive targeted advertising through existing channels within the communities. Specifically Grindr, Scruff, and the already large Facebook presence of the organization. He has had great success with similar events in the past using demographics-targeted Facebook posts in the past. He also…
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BQT: Notes From Conversation with K.A.
There are many safe queer spaces in San Francisco which are representative of the demographics of San Francisco. These spaces are largely dominated by caucasian cis-males for several reasons. These spaces in San Francisco, though relatively representative of the demographics of San Francisco, are not representative of the demographics of the broader bay area because…
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The First Run: 140 Care Packages For People Who Are Homeless
We liked the idea of having something other than cash to hand out to people who are homeless in order to be more helpful with less money. We also wanted to start conversations around the project which helped to humanize people who are homeless. This comes in the face of intense prejudice in our communities…