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What Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC Means for Queer Youth
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What Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC Means for Queer Youth

In recent news, President-Elect Donald Trump announced the chairman of the FCC during his presidency will be Republican Brendan Carr. Personally, I had no idea who Brendan Carr was when this was announced, but after some research, I am arguing that Brendan Carr will be a harmful chairman during his 4-year term as chairman of...

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...

Applying gender/queer theory to the movie, Paris is Burning
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Applying gender/queer theory to the movie, Paris is Burning

Photo by Ingo Doerrie on Unsplash The concept of ‘realness’ is a term that is for and against gender norms at the same time. According to the film Paris is Burning, ‘realness’ means to be able to blend and “look like your straight counterpart” (18:43). But what is your straight counterpart? How does one fit...