Professor Matthews

03/19/2023

Hey There! Anybody still following this good old page? Leave a brief comment if you are. Looks like I may be teaching again at LMC in the Fall 2023 semester.

Q***r people have been here before, and must history as a guide to fight back, write Nan Goldin and Chase Strangio.

06/15/2020

This is what passes as "good news" politically these days. And of course, it IS good news. But the fact that that it wasn't obvious all along, that it had to go to the Supreme Court in the first place, is still rather depressing. Nevertheless, it was a 6 to 3 ruling, so that makes me happy.

The ruling said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of s*x,” includes LGBTQ employees.

04/15/2020

Hey there! Long time no post. How y'all doing? Here's some spicy reading if you're bored:

5/7/2019 Preface: The assignment was to do first-hand research into one of San Francisco's minority subcultures. I was definitely seeing ...

12/06/2019

If you can't perform your job because of your "sincerely held religious belief" you best get another job. Don't come crying to me for a "religious exemption" ESPECIALLY if you're a judge!

The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct said Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley’s refusal is “casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially.”

12/06/2019

Registration for the 5th annual Cal State East Bay Q***r Conference is open!

https://www.csueastbay.edu/diversity-inclusion/queer-con.html

11/17/2019

Happy birthday, Phyllis! A true hero and a key figure in LGBTQ history.

“Phyllis Lyon is not afraid of the L-word, whether it be le***an or liberal—or even lipstick … Her concerns are limitless, as are her talents.” Del Martin (1921–2008) Pioneering le***an and civil rights activist Phyllis Lyon turned 95 on Sunday, November 10, and spent the day as she often ...

10/06/2019

Gerald Bostock said he lost his job after joining a gay softball league. The justices will decide whether a landmark civil rights law protects him.

10/06/2019

Coming up on Tuesday, October 8th: The most important case regarding LGBTQ rights to ever reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will hear three cases about whether Title VII protects LGBTQ+ people on the basis of s*xual orientation and gender identity.

08/25/2019

Know your history! Frighteningly, this video was produced in the mid-1990's. What has changed since then?

http://www.pfaw.org "The Religious Right Then and Now" shows the Religious Right near the peak of their power at the 1992 Republican National Convention at t...

08/06/2019

For your educational enjoyment . . .

From gay marriage to gender identity, a timeline of the legal battles that have shaped L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

07/14/2019

Let us all celebrate the death of a person who did enormous damage during his lifetime. May his next reincarnation be as a gay man with AIDS in 1982.

The seven-term congressman publicly wished for the elimination of all people with HIV and promoted many other hateful views.

05/31/2019