Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

The Office of Equity and Inclusivity at Dickinson College, and its constituent units (Asbell Center for Jewish Life, Center for Spirituality and Social Justice, Office of LGBTQ Services, Popel Shaw Center for Race and Ethnicity, Women’s and Gender Resource Center), stand in solidarity with black people in this country and against the consistent state violence…

Drag Kids: Playing with Gender and Queering Time

Drag Kids: Playing with Gender and Queering Time

A drag performer is someone who dresses in an exaggerated gender expression, often using dramatic makeup and clothing, for performance purposes. The drag movement was started by queer people of color about 30 years ago and has recently brought into the public eye as a result of the popularity of RuPaul’s Drag Race*. Even more…