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Pro-life states attract new med school grads, new data show
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (804+ words) A doctor assists a pregnant woman; Brandon Clifton/ CDC Public Health Image Library ANALYSIS: New data show OB/GYN residents want to work with in both pro-life and pro-choice states Both pro-life and pro-abortion states filled almost all of their…...
New university course offered due to perception female comics "aren't funny'
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (627+ words) A 'That's Not Funny' banner / You Tube ANALYSIS: Perhaps it's because modern college students only allow a certain type of "humor'? Are women (if we can agree on the definition of "woman) comics really not that funny? A new Western…...
CAPS or no caps: Scholars reject capitalization rules for feminist "activism," "trans" identity
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (589+ words) Some scholars are rebelling against the basic mechanics of the English language. "Personal pronouns" have been a thing for years, but capitalization recently has come up, too. One scholar, Professor "j wallace skelton" at the University of Regina in Canada…...
New Brown U. pro-trans student group holds rally to blast worldwide "anti-trans" laws
2+ week, 1+ day ago (572+ words) On last Tuesday's "Transgender Day of Visibility," approximately 40 Brown University students and members of the local community gathered at the "Rock," the school's John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, to protest global "anti-trans" legislative efforts. According to The Brown Daily Herald, the…...
Congressman questions teen "abortion doula" training at UNC
2+ week, 5+ day ago (587+ words) University says a student group hosted event and it was privately funded A campus group advertising "abortion doula" training events for students as young as 14 has prompted scrutiny from a U. S. congressman in North Carolina. U. S. Rep. Mark Harris recently sent a…...
Scholars push for forced abortions on minors with "restraint" if needed in U. Chicago journal
3+ week, 4+ day ago (432+ words) Never give children option of mothering, adoption, scholars wrote Scholars argued for forced abortions on minors even if it requires "sedation or physical restraint" in a journal recently published by the University of Chicago Press. The adults responsible for an…...
San Jos" State sues Trump admin over Title IX ruling on trans volleyball player
3+ week, 5+ day ago (780+ words) Former SJSU volleyball player Blaire Fleming / SJSU screenshots San Jose State University announced it is suing the federal government over a Title IX investigation that found the school discriminated against female athletes by allowing a male to compete on its…...
UC Santa Cruz "queer" philosophy event offers "glam surprises" and activist training
3+ week, 6+ day ago (761+ words) The second annual Queer Analytic Philosophy Conference is being hosted by UC Santa Cruz; UC Santa Cruz Last year's conference featured a "Debauched yet professional conference party' The University of California Santa Cruz is hosting its second annual Queer Analytic…...
Cornell course explores "nightlife" of "queer communities of color"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (603+ words) Cornell University sign on campus; Amy Lutz/Shutterstock Course undermines integrity of academia, critic says Cornell University is currently offering a course that explores the "nightlife" of "queer communities of color." The instructor and designer of "Nightlife," Karen Jaime, told…...
Queering spirituality: Catholic University of San Diego to host Two-Spirit storyteller
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (749+ words) A promotional poster for a Juan Reynoso event; University of San Diego Just days after Easter, the Catholic University of San Diego will play host to an LGBT activist who will discuss the topic of "queering spirituality." The theology department,…...