How Vince Young Found New Purpose After His NFL Dreams Crumbled (VIDEO)
At just 31 years old, Vince Young is officially retired from the NFL — not where the young superstar quarterback thought he would be at this stage in his career….
Tag: identity
‘Afghan Girl’ resurfaces in Pakistan documents probe
This week, Pakistani media revealed that a woman believed to be her and two men said to be her sons allegedly obtained national identity cards using forged documents. – Pressure…
‘Jihadi John’ identified, Reuters reports, citing Washington Post and BBC
The identity of the man, who’s become widely known as “Jihadi John,” was confirmed to the Post by one of Emwazi’s close friends, it reported. London’s Metropolitan Police declined to…
NiK Kacy, Luxury Gender-Neutral Footwear Brand, Engaged In Kickstarter Campaign
As mainstream understandings of bodies and identity evolve and change, it’s only fitting that industries, such as fashion, evolve too. – Head here to visit the NiK Kacey Kickstarter campaign.
Texas Lawmaker Wants To Make It A Crime For Transgender Individuals To Use The Restroom That Matches Their Gender Identity
A Texas state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offense for a transgender person to use a bathroom according to their gender identity. – H/T…
Millions Of Children Exposed To ID Theft Through Anthem Breach
Adults aren’t the only ones who can have their identity stolen. Tens of millions of American children had their Social Security numbers, date of birth and health care ID numbers…
Triple killing may not be a hate crime
The victims, two young women and a young man, were Muslim. The women wore distinctive hijabs. Many now wonder, including the families of the slain, if Hicks should also be…
What Jonathan Chait Doesn’t Understand About Identity Politics
Race is an absurd illusion with material consequences, a paradox that makes it slippery to discuss. (In the words of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “race only matters because of racism.”)…
Little-Known Surgery Restores Sexual Pleasure To Female Genital Mutilation Victims
Female genital mutilation is on the rise in the U.S., and a number of doctors here are ramping up their efforts to reverse the damage the practice causes with a…
My Parents Gave Me A Hyphenated Last Name. Here’s Why I’ll Never Change It.
I’ve spent decades protecting my last name like a younger sibling, defending it against confused teachers, frustrated government employees and customer service representatives. I’ve whiled away hours of my life…
Who’s to blame for the Anthem hack?
It landed in my inbox at 1:58 a.m. on Thursday. “To Our Members: Safeguarding your personal, financial and medical information is one of our top priorities, and because of that,…
11 Myths About Transgender People
a segment of the population that’s widely marginalized and misunderstood. The recent speculation by media outlets about whether Bruce Jenner, the patriarch of the Kardashian family and former Olympian, is…
What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll
I’m often deluged with hate online – and I’m used to being told not to feed the trolls. But after one of them stole my dead dad’s identity to abuse…
‘Female Husbands’ In The 19th Century
Questions of gender identity are nothing new. Way before Transparent and Chaz Bono and countless other popular culture stepping stones to where we are now regarding gender identity, there were…
Anne Hathaway Has The Best Response To Amal Clooney Comparisons
Most celebrities are amused by their look-alikes, even though they can cause cases of mistaken identity. But Anne Hathaway’s response to the news that she bears a “resemblance to the…
Oklahoma Pastors Don Hoodies To Protest Proposed Bill
A proposed bill in Oklahoma would make it illegal to conceal one’s identity in public “by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise.” Many have taken this to be…