Will

Will is the admin of Queereka, part of the Skepchick network. They are a cultural/medical anthropologist who works at the intersections of sex/gender, sexuality, health, and education. Their other interests include politics, science studies, popular culture, and public perceptions and understandings of anthropology. Follow them on Twitter at @anthrowill and Facebook at facebook.com/anthrowill.
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    In Defense of Sister Sites

      In the comments section of Sarah’s recent call for writers for a new sister site for people with disabilities, a few commenters raised concerns that sister sites are counterproductive because they are “exclusionary” and “segregative” and “separate but equal.” As the admin for the only sister site (so far) for a marginalized group on Skepchick, I have to vehemently disagree with…

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    Looking for Writers!

    <RuPaul>Hello, hello, hello!</RuPaul> It’s that time again! A few of the sister sites on the Skepchick Network are looking for writers. Interested? All gigs at Skepchick are voluntary and provide no monetary compensation, but you will be paid in thanks and hugs and friendship! And maybe rainbows and unicorns! All positions require small time commitments that vary by position. See below for…

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    Queereka Podcast Episode 5

    The fifth episode is up! You can listen to the episode here. You can also find us on iTunes or use the RSS feed here: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/podcast-rss.php?id=1127 In this episode you will hear Benny discuss gratitude and Thanksgiving from the perspective of a skeptic and atheist, as well as things he is grateful for in the queer rights world and his own…

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    Is Sexual Orientation a Biological Sex Trait?

    In a recent article on Neurologica, Steven Novella made the following claim: Biologically there are three aspects of sex – primary sexual characteristics (genitalia and reproductive organs) secondary sexual characteristics (distribution of hair and body fat), and sexual orientation. This is a claim I have encountered before, so I want to take this opportunity to debunk the notion that sexual…

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  • Science

    Another Sex/Gender Controversy

    In a recent blog post, Gia Milinovich responds to some of the heat she’s received for a panel she chaired for SohoSkeptics on gender. Though I don’t doubt Gia is well intentioned, her post is unfortunately filled to the brim with many misconceptions about gender stemming from what appears to be an adherence to a biological essentialist understanding of sex/gender.…

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    Queereka Podcast Episode 2

    Cross-posted from Queereka. Thanks to Benny for the hard work getting the podcast up and running! The second episode is up! You can listen to the episode here. You can also find us on iTunes or use the RSS feed here: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/podcast-rss.php?id=1127 In this episode you will hear coming out stories from 4 people. Spacey tells us about coming out as an Atheist,…

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    Announcing: The Queereka Podcast!

    Cross-posted from Queereka! Post written by Benny. Big news! Queereka now has a podcast! I’m very excited! Click here for the first episode! You can find the feed for future episodes at the RSS feed: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/podcast-rss.php?id=1127 It will also be available on iTunes as soon as they approve it, which should happen fairly quickly. The podcast will go out approximately…

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  • Activism

    Why Did Almost All Answers on Quora Make My Head Explode? (Part Last)

    Welcome to the final installment of “WTF is wrong with you, Slate? Why are you posting this crap?” If you haven’t already, you may want to read parts one and two. Let’s get right into the last three paragraphs of Dan’s answer. We (and I’m a passionate gender egalitarian) may want to say it was because of “those prejudiced men…

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