Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Urvashi Vaid Presentation

Before attending the Urvashi Vaid presentation, I wasn't very familiar with the topic so I wasn't really sure of what to expect.  Urvashi Vaid opened my eyes very quickly on the topic.  She presented the information though stories and examples, and asked question to expand the audiences thinking on the issues.  She also provided facts and even some jokes, which I really enjoyed.  Something I learned that I've never thought about before is after the marriage law is achieved for LGBT communities, where do the LGBT activist groups go next?  Is that the end point?  This really made me think.  I definitly think Urvashi is and expert on the topic she was presenting.  She has been an LGBT activist for almost three decades and has written many books.  In her presentation, Urvashi brought up a transgender activist named Dean Sparks, who has written a book called "Normal Life".  I'm thinking I could look up Dean and some of his information could help me with my alternative viewpoints paper.

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  1. Thank you for your post about Urvashi Vaid, Whitney. She brought up a lot of things that I wanted to go back and read, too.

    Professor Wexelbaum

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