gender – Commonplaces

Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why?

February 26, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In The Guardian: Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why? We analyzed 27m news articles published between 1970 and 2019. Our study reveals a substantial shift has occurred, and it may have important implications. by David Rozado, Musa al-Gharbi and Jamin Halberstadt Contemporary US media workers … [Read more…]

Gender-affirming care improves mental health for transgender youth

September 6, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In SCIENCE NEWS, an informative article on trans-gender health issues contains many things new to me about the current therapies, and the impact of legislation on trans people. One of the takeaways for me was how legislation, even proposed bills which never make to the floor of a state assembly, impact this community, increasing anxiety … [Read more…]