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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXUc4VPQog” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Yeah, it takes this kind of courage to answer male privilege. Have you had experience resisting the box or boxes people try to put you in? How do trends such as fluidity, pansexuality, and gender queer ideas help society understand itself and become more accepting? Make a video, write…

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  • [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STozueC8eCU” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Have you ever been discriminated against or made to feel like an outcast because of your sexual beliefs, practices, or orientation? Are there certain cities or countries in which you feel more welcome to talk about or exercise your sexual freedom? If you felt like you didn’t fit in because of your…

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  • (También en Español) How do you separate the socially imposed gender binary from what you feel inside and define about gender? How will the right to any form of gender expression be freed from the restraints applied by society? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or…

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  • This amazing map, developed by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Organization, portrays, as of May 2012, the status of critical LGBT protections and persecutions world wide. We hope all people interested in international issues will examine it and understand where progress is being made and where horrible persecution and enforced neglect endure.…

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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxdBAFpLP4″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Do you agree that there is more societal pressure and inequalities put upon women? Why or why not? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or blog to share. We will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt or slap bracelet to thank you.…

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  • Editor’s note: This post was written by one of our interns, Jamor Gaffney. It was the summer before I began 5th grade when I got my first relaxer. I was curious, nervous, and unsure of whether I was making the right decision. Not because of what I now understand to be a deeply rooted, oppressive…

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