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Heterosexism in Disabled Sex Education

Heterosexism in Disabled Sex Education

July 13, 2021

Heterosexism in Disabled Sex Education By Mira Vance
There have been serious failures in how we teach sex education, particularly to people with disabilities. Heterosexuality has been…

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How Accessible is Pride: 2021

How Accessible is Pride: 2021

June 16, 2021

How Accessible is Pride: 2021 6/16/2021 By Mira Vance *Spanish translation coming soon*
We are halfway through Pride month, a month typically associated with people marching through the…

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Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community

Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community

March 21, 2021

Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community By Zoe Collins Trigger Warning: Anti-Asian hate crimes, gender based violence, racism We are writing today with heavy hearts. Over 3,800 an…

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Intersectionality in Domestic Violence Awareness

Intersectionality in Domestic Violence Awareness

October 21, 2020

Intersectionality in Domestic Violence Awareness Domestic Violence Awareness Month By Zoe Collins Translation by Maria Manriquez TW: Domestic Violence October is Domestic Violence Awarenes…

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Happy Bisexual Awareness Week!

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week!

September 18, 2020

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week! September 18th, 2020 By Zoe Collins

We hope this post helps clear the air about bisexuality. Bisexuals have always existed and have made incredible…

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Uplifting Black Lives in Pride

Uplifting Black Lives in Pride

June 30, 2020

CW: murder, Black death, Black Lives Matter, Pride Month, Marsha P. Johnson * * * * * * * Uplifting Black Lives in Pride June 30th, 2020 By Zoe Collins Pride Month seems to have snuck up on…

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Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

June 1, 2020

Black Lives Matter By Zoe Collins TW: death, murder, Black death, police brutality * * * * * * Ella’s Song, Sweet Honey in the Rock: https://youtu.be/U6Uus--gFrc Across the country,…

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The Reawakening of Teletherapy

The Reawakening of Teletherapy

May 15, 2020

The Reawakening of Teletherapy By Thea Banis The coronavirus outbreak has forced millions of us to isolate ourselves from others with whom we usually interact with daily outside of our househo…

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Domestic Violence in Quarantine

Domestic Violence in Quarantine

May 8, 2020

By Journey Lipman and Thea Banis We are ever grateful to our fantastic interns, who have remained flexible and supportive throughout our time adjusting to providing victim advocacy from our ho…

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Kintsugi - Life After Brain Injury

Kintsugi - Life After Brain Injury

October 18, 2019

"Kintsugi" - Life After Brain Injury by Former Board Member, Curt Stone The Japanese term Kintsugi is an idea of fixing broken things to be stronger and more beautiful than the original. It…

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