Where’s the Skepticism?
A few days ago, I posted an article about a “study” in which researchers have claimed to have found a causal link between in utero hormone levels and homosexuality. I originally posted about it on...
View Article2012: Year In Review
On January 2, Queereka will be one year old! To celebrate, we will be hosting a live Google Hangout on January 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. More details to follow! For now, I’d like to...
View ArticleQueereka Birthday Bash!
Queereka is turning ONE YEAR OLD on January 2, 2013. To celebrate, we are throwing a birthday party on Google Hangouts! And you’re invited! What: Live Google+ Hangout When: January 2, 2013 from 1:00 –...
View ArticleQueereka Birthday Bash Broadcast
After fighting out some technical issues, we are now broadcasting our hangout LIVE! If you’d like to join us, please post your G+ username in the comments here and we will send out an invite! Our live...
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Why Gender Differences Don’t Matter (and Other Myths)
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....
View ArticleAI: Homos at SCOTUS
As I’m sure many (most? all?) are aware, Tuesday and Wednesday saw some arguments about the rights of us homosessuals at SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of the United States). There was much doom-and-gloom...
View ArticleI am Queer: Beyond the Trans/Cis Binary
I do not feel or identify as trans. I also do not feel or identify as cis. I am comfortable being male-bodied. I am uncomfortable calling myself “man.” I do not feel that I am a woman. In some ways, I...
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Keep Your Heterosexism, Jezzies
Lindy West has written a post on Jezebel making the argument that when a woman’s boyfriend tells her that her vagina is repulsive, it’s time to break up with him. Aside from the cis-privilege of the...
View ArticleWhy I am Boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics
[TW: Homophobia, violence, rape] I’m not a particularly big fan of most sports. It’s not so much that I dislike them as that I’m indifferent to them. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and Spurs fever is...
View ArticleFollow-Up: Boycotting Russia
[TW: Homophobia, violence] I recently wrote a post explaining why I am boycotting the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In it, I expressed my outrage with the new Russian law passed back in June that...
View ArticleGuest Post: Will Chelsea Manning Get People Talking About Trans* Issues?
The following post is a guest post from Marci. Marci is a 23-year-old transgender woman from the UK who creates music, is an equality activist, runs a support group, and a gammer in her free time. She...
View ArticleThe Diversity Catch-22
This post originally appeared on School of Doubt. It was written by Dan. Applying for academic jobs is no small task, as many of you know, and for those of us on the market the process tends to come...
View ArticleCross-Post: I Am Not A Parent
The following post by Chris is cross-posted from Grounded Parents, the newest site on the Skepchick Network. Please visit them at http://www.groundedparents.com/! — I am not a parent. In a way it would...
View ArticleQuickies: Uganda anti-gay law, trans* students rights bill in CA, calls for...
As I’m sure many of you have heard by now, the president of Uganda yesterday signed a heinous anti-homosexuality bill into law. This law requires life imprisonment for “aggravated homosexuality” and...
View ArticleQuickies: Marriage Equality fight in Kentucky, St. Patrick’s Day parade,...
Kentucky Attorney General says he won’t defend marriage equality ban, governor says he will use outside counsel to try to defend it. Negotiations continue concerning whether or not to allow LGBT groups...
View ArticleQuickies: “Serosorting” among gay men, Uganda, Fred Phelps, and Trans*...
New study looks at the “serosorting” behavior of gay men attempting to avoid HIV. First arrests carried out under Uganda’s new anti-gay laws. Fred Phelps, the “God Hates Fags” patriarch, is close to...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleQueereka is Looking for Writers!
Queereka is looking for more writers! The gig requires with some commitment and provides zero monetary pay, but what it lacks in dollar bills it makes up for with friendship and love! So what are we...
View ArticleCross-Post: Graduate Funding: No Easy Answers
Dan over at School of Doubt has posted a response to Vince’s recent article on Queereka. If you’d like to read the whole post, head on over to School of Doubt! On Friday Queereka’s Vince posted this...
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Transgender Semantics
(Content Note: Discussion of problematic language) A recent episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) featured a segment that upset and angered many trans* (and non-trans) people. The episode itself and the...
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