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Gamers bend gender for a winning edge

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist Jul 28, 2006 14:41

By Lisa Baertlein ( Read more... )

A Gay Soap (and Soapbox) in the Bronx

giddygoon wrote in anthropologist May 06, 2006 13:44

The New York Times

By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Published: May 7, 2006

It's tough being a drag queen. It's even tougher being a drag queen in the Bronx. You're outnumbered. You get no respect. You can count the gay-friendly bars on one hand. But at least one night a week, at precisely 11 p.m., you have one thing to call your own.

A soap opera.

Every Saturday ( Read more... )

gay, television, performances, gender

Gender revolution stalls as women run out of time

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist Mar 03, 2006 08:18

SOCIETY: The number of women on the job is beginning to drop ( Read more... )

equality, children, work, parents, gender, women

Study: Men Enjoy Seeing Bad People Suffer

gypsyheart_ wrote in anthropologist Jan 18, 2006 16:17

By MALCOLM RITTER ( Read more... )

biology, gender roles, schadenfreude, violence, brains, gender

Gay Culture In Japan

annakas wrote in anthropologist Jan 18, 2006 22:14

I found this to be very interesting.
So different from Western Gay culture.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20060117zg.htm

And for the Link Phobic the same article in here.

annakas

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gay, gay culture, dating, traditions, families, homosexuality, human rights, society, culture, relationships, buddhism, sex, taboo, japan, sexuality, stereotypes, social interaction, gender roles, urbanization, television, asia, beauty, gender, men

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apt_rhiannon wrote in anthropologist Jan 16, 2006 21:01

Dutch MPs to decide on burqa ban

The Dutch government will announce over the next few weeks whether it will make it a crime to wear traditional Islamic dress which covers the face apart from the eyes.

The Dutch parliament has already voted in favour of a proposal to ban ( Read more... )

islam, ethnic relations, gender, women, immigrants

Body Image Stereotypes may being in the High Chair

heyitsmonk wrote in anthropologist Jan 02, 2006 12:17

Original Article: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/516812

Newswise - Parents of toddlers may be serving up stereotypes about ( Read more... )

stereotypes, obesity, children, gender

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apt_rhiannon wrote in anthropologist Dec 15, 2005 11:07

Brazilian city debates separate washrooms for transvestites
Last Updated Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:04:56 EST
CBC News

A city in Brazil has proposed a law requiring some public buildings to offer separate washrooms for transvestites.

Nova Iguacu city council on Tuesday agreed that night clubs, shopping ( Read more... )

social interaction, brazil, sex, gender, sexuality

Iran's transexual revolution

sugarimp wrote in anthropologist Nov 14, 2005 11:26

Published: 13 November 2005

An unlikely religious ruling has made Tehran the sex-change capital of the world. Caroline Mangez went to meet the brave souls who have swapped gender in this rigidly conservative city, where women wear the chador and homosexuality is punishable by death."I know because I've experienced both worlds: as a man in Iran I ( Read more... )

islam, culture, gender, sexuality