Scientifically, if we are angry about injustices, our brain is working. The amygdala is the part of the brain that identifies threats, and it reacts even before the cortex, which is the part of the brain in charge of judgment. When the amygdala responds, it sends out adrenaline, which can propel us to action. Anger is what has made every wrong in our history into a right.
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When Will Byers of “Stranger Things” came out, “t was unsafe for white cisgender gay men,and even more dangerous for marginalized identities. Will is undoubtedly living in a reality where both his physical and emotional safety could be at risk if anyone found out he was gay,” writes Tyler Mitchell.
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CW: The following article makes a brief mention of SA, racism, and transphobia. A love for...
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Two librarians and a couple who moved to Galena from Manhattan helped create the tiny tourist town’s LGBTQ+ Pride tradition.
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The CR Pride Parade June 4 is one of several events Cedar Rapids is holding this weekend and through June, ahead of its big annual festival July 9.
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