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Canisius University Lorch Awards 2024 - Abortion Activism Speech
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Being Awarded for Abortion Activism at my Jesuit University

On February 29th, 2024, I received an email with the subject line “Congratulations!” With my curious personality, I decided to immediately open this email to figure out why I would be congratulated. In opening this email, I found out that I was being awarded a Lorch Award (The Dr. I. Joan Lorch Award for Women...

Gendered Categories in Award Shows: How Should Gender Non-Conforming People be Recognized and Celebrated for Their Work on Screen?
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Gendered Categories in Award Shows: How Should Gender Non-Conforming People be Recognized and Celebrated for Their Work on Screen?

Photo by Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash Recently, Bella Ramsey (they/them) was nominated for an Emmy,  increasing the discussion on gender-neutral award show nominations. Current award shows include male and female categories, yet non-binary and gender non-conforming people aren’t recognized within these separations.  Bella Ramsey responded to this issue stating, “I don’t want the limitations...