There is a massive amount of wank on the blogonerds relating to transgender. For every post that says something interesting, there are twenty others by knuckle-draggers saying 'Hurrr... Fake woman! Durrrrrrrr...' I hope this post is more the former than the latter. A large amount of energy is expended trying to assert that the transgendered are authentically the gender with which they identify....
... easier than before. 5. Ethnic Unrest in Iran : "In recent years, Iran has faced persistent attacks allegedly perpetrated by anti-government elements of the Kurdish, Azeri and Baluchi minorities, among others, who maintain that they face discrimination despite a constitutional guarantee of rights." Another conflict completely new to me. I knew Iran was a multinational state, but I always ...
... cultures (not to say the US is devoid of any substantial quantity of these characteristics). The key is to surround yourself with people who are not the average American. Most of my friends are minorities of some sort, though I suppose this goes a bit against the concept of integration. Don't get me wrong, I'm friends with WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants), but not many for reasons they ...
... we could easily save most of those lives with a national speed limit of 20. We do this because we understand that some risks are worth the economic reward. But we'll annoy the fuck out of everybody who gets on an airplane (especially all the minorities we usually bend over backwards to avoid offending in this country) without accomplishing shit. It's a symptom of the national innumeracy problem.
...? Did you do any research on me at all before sending me this bullshit letter? I'm a black bisexual woman who studies the role of racial and sexual identity in health disparities in ethnic minorities. Why the fuck do you think I would feel like I was "drowning" in diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice? The rest of the letter details how an "ideological monoculture" reigns in colleges ...
... legal there, but gave gays and lesbians the same broad-based protection against discrimination that racial minorities enjoy. The attorneys who brought the case, led by former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore ...'t survive a higher scrutiny that courts reserve for special classes of citizens — such as racial minorities and, on a more limited basis, women. No federal appeals court has so far held ...
... decade, textbook publishers scrambled to rewrite their books to make more space for women and minorities. They also began delving more deeply into thorny issues, like slavery and American interventionism. ...history, they argue that they shouldn’t be given credit for advancing the rights of minorities. As Barton put it, “Only majorities can expand political rights in America’s constitutional society...
... election as a sham, as the constitution guarantees a quarter of parliamentary seats for the military. The junta has yet to decide who can run for office, while representatives of Burma's ethnic minorities say they plan to boycott the vote. Critics say the contest will tighten the regime's grip on power by producing a legislature dominated by the military and its civilian allies. Aung San Suu ...
...LAJ400: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
This course examines current research in criminal justice and research methods and statistics. Students will critique current methods.
LAJ403: Sexual Minorities, the Law, and Justice
This course examines sexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender/transexual issues related to the legal system. It provides a political and ...
... noticeable compared to other high profile reality shows, which generally feature greater representation for minorities than scripted television. 'Survivor' and 'The Amazing Race,' for instance, regularly feature some of ...2008 report from the NAACP. Yet considering the success other reality shows have had featuring minorities, it's possible other factors may be at play here. Does the network feel ...
