At change.org: You have to wonder why an organization dedicated to getting students to read would decide to make censorship such an important part of their work. […] But that’s what Scholastic Books is doing by banning a book from… Read More ›
GLBQ
Que(e)rying Sex Ed
Each year, I teach a course on gender and sexuality to a bunch of second year uni students. It’s focussed pretty firmly on challenging heteronormativity, in a way that most of the students, even those who are queer in some… Read More ›
Dear World: Look up “Satire” in the Dictionary
Dear world: Stop mis-using ‘satire’. Satire is a genre that ridicules human wrongdoing, with the ultimate goal being to expose institutional oppression and effect social change. Putting ignorance on display, then panicking, backpedalling and calling it “satire” isn’t hip or… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 