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![Being Queer, in Some States, Means Fear](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/07f95f_60fc783d4fe7435bb7e24807728c42ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/07f95f_60fc783d4fe7435bb7e24807728c42ce~mv2.webp)
Being Queer, in Some States, Means Fear
Marriage equality may be the law of the land, but the fight for LGBT+ rights is far from over. As a queer person from North Carolina, I am a
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![“Honey, I’m Home, Married, and Employed!”
Workplace Protection Under Title VII](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccc5ecdd641ea2dbe3f51ae62b8abab5.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ccc5ecdd641ea2dbe3f51ae62b8abab5.webp)
“Honey, I’m Home, Married, and Employed!” Workplace Protection Under Title VII
On April 4th, 2017, the Seventh Circuit ruled in Kimberly Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College that discrimination on the basis of sexual or
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Micro-Aggression is Real
The dictionary definition for a micro aggression is “a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or uninte
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The Queer Burden
Being a Queer person often comes with the unsolicited burden of educating others. Being a Trans person, I have found out that usually includ
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Trumping the Queer Fear
here are a couple of less publicized reasons to prove the Trump Administration is the actual worst: