sexuality

Removing the mask of masculinity

drjonzo — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:12:15 +0000

Youth health coordinator launches healthy living program aimed at junior high boys

Typically, says Morris Green, getting guys to admit they might have issues is an uphill battle.

The meaning of the word “slut”

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:05:22 +0000

The Halifax SlutWalk seeks to shift the blame of sexual assaults from the victim to the perpetrator

Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The term is generally applied to women and is an insult or offensive term of disparagement, meaning “dirty of slovenly.”

—Oxford English Dictionary

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Stray Steeves

katie.toth — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:54:53 +0000

One Halifax street artist is blurring the lines between art and activism

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Being Black and Out

Hillary — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:31:54 +0000

Exploring homophobia in the black community in Nova Scotia

"There is a homophobia in the discourse," noted Robert Wright. "But often love and acceptance in the relationships."

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Blaming the Victim of Sexual Assault

CKDU News Collective — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:57:59 +0000

Carleton University's comments elicit grassroots response

CKDU News Collective
August 19, 2009

HALIFAX - Carleton University's recent comments towards a court case from 2007 has campuses across the country in an uproar.

A woman known only as 'Jane Doe' was sexually assaulted while working after hours in a lab on Carlton University campus. Jane Doe believes the University did not take sufficient responsibility in ensuring the safety of it's female students, and sued the University.

In the midst of the recently settled case, the University stated, “the victims injuries were caused or contributed to by the plaintiff, through her own negligence. She was not keeping a proper look out for her own safety.”

The assault drew attention to rampant sexual violence on campuses. A group of students called The Coalition for a Carleton Sexual Assault Center formed in response. They are calling for the university to establish a sexual assault centre, and to retract it's comments.

In this episode of Operation Wake Up, CKDU News Collective host Jane Kirby interviewed Julie Lalonde of the Coalition for a Carleton Sexual Assault Centre.

Also in this feature:

Headlines: After recently celebrating her 100th birthday, revered activist and feminist Muriel Duckworth has recently fallen ill.

Music: London Bridge (song) by LAL, from the album Deportation

Any suggestions for a better title?

Maya — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:41:28 +0000

Sexuality is what it is, sure, but there's a hotter way to say it. List your ideas in this discussion!