1. Introduction - Our collective battle through COVID-19

2. Gender Stats:-

* Men Number of Close Friends - https://www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking/

* Comfortable having an LGBT child - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/new-poll-majority-of-u-s-adults-are-comfortable-having-lgbtq-children-fewer-than-1-in-3-know-someone-who-is-transgender/

* Men six time more likely as women to seek divorce if partner has a major illness - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/men-more-likely-leave-spouse-who-has-cancer-flna1c9450218

         BUT THEY GOT IT WRONG. The retraction - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0022146515595817

https://retractionwatch.com/2015/07/21/to-our-horror-widely-reported-study-suggesting-divorce-is-more-likely-when-wives-fall-ill-gets-axed/

 

Contents: 1. Still Here amid COVID-19.   2. Returning to the Drag March   3. What is Genderqueer anyway? / Becoming "they/them"   4. Gender awareness in public - costs and benefits   5. Review of OUT and Advocate magazines.   https://www.out.com/   https://www.advocate.com/   Email: [email protected]

Contents: 1. The Current COVID world

  2. Philosopher Alain De Botton's advice for these times on James Corden   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IfvTn7eF0g   The School of Life    https://www.theschooloflife.com/london/   3. Tips for these gender times   4. Working from Home - Queer Pitfalls   5. Eurovision 2020   Lithuania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAUxuuu1w8   Russia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dWvTCdDQ4   Iceland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HU7ocv3S2o Email: [email protected]

Does Gender Mature with Age?

1. Experiences in Public

2. Introduction to Drag Makeup Comprehensive

 

https://us.kryolan.com/event/intro-drag-make-up-comprehensive

 

Email: [email protected]

So, what's happening over this long break?

1. What's been happening

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2017/nov/17/same-sex-marriage-survey-religion-drove-the-no-vote

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/marriage-equality-results-by-electorate-blaxland-2017-11

2. When a group challenges your gender

My advice:

• Keep your cool. If you are startled, recover to be more cool and relaxed. Your calmness and sense of self will help to control the conversation.
• Explain that you enjoy expressing yourself in this way.
• Don't feel compelled to go any further in a group setting. You are not compelled to say anything else.

Email: [email protected]

Australia doesn't have same-sex marriage? Well, not yet.

 

1. What is a plebiscite?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Marriage_Law_Postal_Survey

 

2. Why doesn't Australia have same-sex marriage yet?

 

3. The No campaign

 

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/08/31/gay-marriage-advocates-hit-back-at--no--ads.html

 

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbott-on-why-same-sex-marriage-would-fundamentally-change-society-20170912-gyfi4f.html

 

4. The Yes campaign

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-26/ssm-frances-abbott-endorses-yes-vote-same-sex-marriage/8988126

 

5. Polling and likely result

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_Australia

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-06/same-sex-marriage-result-calculator/8856294

 

Email: [email protected]

1. Pride event - Community Day

 

http://www.fiertemontrealpride.com/en/project/community-day/

 

2. Pride event - Illusion

 

http://www.fiertemontrealpride.com/en/project/illusion/

 

Email: [email protected]

Contents:

 

1. Drag March

 

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/lgbt/the-nyc-drag-march

 

Gothamist - Great photos!!

 

http://gothamist.com/2017/06/24/photos_the_resplendant_queens_and_k.php#photo-1

 

Outside the Stonewall in singing "Somewhere over the Rainbow"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLXsVsSSdAg

 

2. Pride March

 

https://www.nycpride.org/events/the-march/

 

Email: [email protected] 

Contents:

 

1. Heineken's #OpenYourWorld campaign

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wYXw4K0A3g

 

2. In a push for equality, IOC wants to add mixed-gender events to Olympic program

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/28/in-a-push-for-equality-ioc-wants-to-add-mixed-gender-events-to-olympic-program/

 

3. Poll: Transgender rights in your country

 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/transgender-rights-how-supportive-is-your-country/

 

Email: [email protected]

Contents:

 

1. Protecting transgender rights and protections

 

https://www.henhudschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=476&ModuleInstanceID=10192&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=29079&PageID=8182&GroupByField=&GroupYear=0&GroupMonth=0&Tag=

 

2. Guest contributor Amanda Prosser talks about her upcoming project Survivors

 

 Discussing Amanda's work in a previous podcast http://genderqueeruniverse.blogspot.com/2017/01/hanne-gaby-odiele-supporting-corporate.html

 

Amanda's Youtube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4IDpbQqpMd-dszCA6loVjQ

 

3. Seeking Gender Originality

 

http://www.instyle.com/fashion/man-repeller-leandra-medine-personal-style-essay

 

Email: [email protected]