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Pride (and Prejudice)
So far, this year’s Pride Month has been a bizarre microcosm of living life as a queer person in the United States, and our experience is a microcosm of minority communities in general. This month, the queer community has … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, African-American, allies, America, Black lives matter, black trans women, bombing, Capitol, Dallas, death, Detroit, Dignity, discrimination, Donald Trump, equal rights, Equal Rights Amendment, equality, gender, Governor Tony Evers, hate groups, hatred, homophobes, human being, immigrants, Israeli, Jew, LGBT community, life, love, marginalized communities, mass shooting, minority communities, mosque, Muslim, Nazis, politcal gains, politcal losses, prejudice, pride, pride month, privileged class, progress, queer, race, racist, rainbow flag, religion, right to vote, right-wingers, rights, same-sex couples, status quo, struggle, suicidal, trans, United States, Wisconsin, women
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Bobby Lee and Me
Bobby Lee McClung has been on my mind a lot lately. I have been thinking about race and racism a lot lately. Bobby Lee came to visit my hometown in southwestern Wisconsin when I was a kid and an event … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, African-American, Allens, Asian, basketball, black, Bobby Lee McClung, Catholic, Chris Long, Christian, civil rights, color, colored, confederate, Craig Manor, cultural exchange, dominant culture, Eeny meeny miny moe, European, fear, Filipino, gay, German, Hanover Illinois, hatred, ignorance, Irish, Irish-Catholic, Itta Bena Mississippi, Jewish, love, Mexican, Native American, North, other, poor, prejudice, privilege, Protestant, race, racism, Savanna Army Depot, South, southwestern Wisconsin, straight, swimming pool, wealthy, white privilege, World War II
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Candlelight
When I arrived at the candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin there was one other person there, a young African-American male who asked my name and then introduced himself as Ibraham, the Muslim variation of the Judeo-Christian prophet Abraham. Shortly two … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, bigots, black, blood, Bo Morrison, candlelight vigil, Derek Williams, drugs, Emmeett Till, gang, hatred, Hmong, hope, Ibraham, incarceration, James Byrd, Jim Crow, Jr., Judeo-Christian, Latino, love, lynch, Martin Luther King, masters, Medgar Evers, minorities, Muslim, oppression, prejudice, prison, privilege, queer, racism, Trayvon Martin, Troy Davis, voting, whites
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A Single Bluebird 