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“Existence is Resistance!”: Queer and Disabled people Negotiating Socially Contradicting Identities

March 8, 2019 @ 12:00 am - March 9, 2019 @ 12:00 am

This talk will highlight how, and in what ways, do people who identify as both LGBTQ+ and disabled negotiate these often socially contradicting identities. There is a long history of medicalizing and describing queer identities and practices as disability/illness while the gender and sexuality of people with bodily and mental differences have been denied and pathologize. By drawing on multiple original research projects I examine the experiences of queer disabled people; experiences that are often contested and silenced. I describe the importance and implications of such an exploration for the disciplines of Sociology, Gender and Sexuality studies, and Disability studies.

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Lunch And Learn: Self-Care for the Long Haul for advocates of workplace well-being

Doing Good Work and Living Your Dreams In this workshop, we’ll consider how important it is to nurture ourselves even as we continue to work for social justice. We’ll consider […]

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Multi­cultural Resource Guide

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