This post was written by Aretha and originally posted on Queereka. If someone asked me one year ago if I knew something was wrong, I’d have said yes. Something has always been wrong, something has always been off, far before the words were officially said, far before the diagnosis was officially handed out to us. Retrospectively, I don’t think there was ever a time when I didn’t know her issues – ... »
Early this morning, I posted a critique of a post by Harriet Hall on SBM discussing the complexities of sex and gender. For those who may have missed previous posts, here’s a quick set of links in the order in which the posts occurred: “Gender Differences and Why They Don’t Matter So Much” – Harriet Hall at SBM. “Why Gender Differences Don’t Matter (and Other Myths)” – Me here at Skepchick. “Sex, ... »
You may recall that I recently criticized one of Harriet Hall’s posts claiming that gender differences don’t matter. It appeared to me based on reading that article that Hall did not really understand current research and theories of sex, gender, and sexuality. Her post was full of essentialism and unfounded biases. Well, Harriet Hall is at it again. This time, Hall is here to tell us that gender ... »
Cross-posted at Queereka. A few days ago, Harriet Hall wrote a post on Science-Based Medicine titled “Gender Differences and Why They Don’t Matter So Much.” The article left a bad taste in my mouth for a number of reasons. Aside from what I feel is a gross misrepresentation of various criticisms of Michael Shermer (which I will leave to Ophelia and PZ to deal with as they see fit), the bulk of my ... »
Are you busy? I sure as hell am! Sometimes I wonder how I manage to get all the things done that I need to. Time has a way of disappearing. But as busy as I am now, I realize that it’s only going to get worse as I continue to build a career in academia. As an undergrad, I thought 18 hours of coursework was, like, sooooooooo busy. As I matriculated into graduate coursework, I realized that I ... »
[Trigger/content warning: Bullying, threatening language]* Scene 1: “Hey, you fucking faggot. If I see you in this hallway again, I’m going to take a broomstick from the janitor’s cart and rape your faggot ass with it. You’d like that, wouldn’t you, you stupid fucking faggot!” This was said as I was being shoved up against the wall of lockers, face first, as a crowd of other students gathered arou... »
This is cross-posted from Queereka. I initially did not cross-post it to Skepchick because I didn’t see it making the rounds in the skeptical/atheist blogosphere. But now that I see it popping up (in quite unskeptical ways, I might add), I figured I’d cross-post this to give a different take than I’ve seen elsewhere. I came across this awesomely bad article late last night. It is... »
Queereka is almost a year old! To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we are putting out the call for writers. Writing for Queereka requires some commitment and is a completely voluntary job—you’re paid in thanks and cyberhugs! Applicants should self-identify as queer (meaning any non-normative sex, gender, or sexuality) and be knowledgeable about skepticism and feminism. EDIT 12/1/2012: Thank you... »
