How to Talk About Racism
A student of mine forwarded this article to me and it was/is too good not to share. The article is here.
Why incels are a real and present danger to Canadians
The CBC’s investigative programs The Fifth Estate reports that many sociologists and criminologists are sounding the violent potential of incels. The report is available here.
National Organization for Men Against Sexism
NOMAS is a pro-feminist, LGBTQ+ affirmative, anti-racist organization focusing on enhancing people’s lives. There are lots of great resources available from their site (available here).
Halifax university’s decision to hire white prof for residential schools course ignites controversy
In this episode of The Current (available here) the panel discusses the issues/concerns raised when non-indigenous faculty teach indigenous content.
California court forces Christian dating sites to allow LGBT members
In early July a California court forced Christian Mingle, and its subsidiary dating sites, to allow LGBT people to access their site as the previous men seeking women, women seeking men, [...]
How a new suit can change your life
On June 20th HBO aired a new show documentary called Suited. I watched it last night – what a wonderful and powerful exploration of how some trans and gender queer people never find clothes [...]
Why we used trans* and why we don’t anymore
Just trying to “keep up with the times”. Look here to see why we don’t need to use the asterisk anymore.
Tinder Has an In-House Sociologist and Her Job Is to Figure Out What You Want
Jessica Carbino is a Ph.D. student in sociology at UCLA. She currently works for Tinder and is using her skills in sociology to try and understand what people are really looking for when using [...]
The Children of Mentally Ill Parents
Emily Penner recently graduated with her honour’s degree in sociology from the University of Victoria. Her thesis was entitled, “The Children of Mentally Ill Parents: A Targeted Review of [...]
Why trans people are upset with Canada’s census
While Canadians seem to be supporting the return of the long-form census, it appears we have a little more work to do to make it reflect our diversity. Have a look at the article here.