HomeAuthor: John D'Emilio

Author: John D'Emilio

John D'Emilio

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The Perils of Place
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Essays

Prison Sex: The Case for Tolerance

While the prevalence of rape may be exaggerated, the threatening and coercive nature of prison itself creates gray areas of consent.

Essays

What’s ‘Un-African’ Is Homophobia

Homosexuals are like poetry. They are hated because they are not understood. Anyone should be able to love and be loved by a member of whichever sex, as long as they are two consenting adults. It should be a fundamental right, a civil right. In this modern era, homophobia in Kenya and other parts of Africa is reminiscent of racism in Jim Crow America and Apartheid in South Africa.

Essays

Next Frontier: Employment Equality

The Supreme Court will hear three cases to settle whether Title VII safeguards LGBT people from workplace discrimination, with decisions likely next June.

Essays

Lorca in Vermont: The Untold Story

Lorca’s intimate relationship with Philip Cummings—and the poems it inspired—was overlooked for fifty years. This omission was not an accident.
Blog
1. December 9, 2019 The Science of Silencing Hate
2. December 6, 2019 A Riot in Name Only
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