HomeAuthor: MARIA NIETO

Author: MARIA NIETO

MARIA NIETO

Articles in GLReview

Anatomy Is Destiny, Except Sometimes

Blog Posts

Unsung Heroes
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Essays

The Struggles of Barbara Deming

Along with unilateral nuclear disarmament, [Deming] soon added racial equality to her agenda and, by the end of the 1960s, radical feminism and lesbian rights.

Features

Gender Ideology and Its Discontents

Nowadays the way people in the developing world make contact with gay sexual life is through porn and apps like Grindr.

Essays

How Hans Scholl Took on the Nazis

Not so well known on this side of the Atlantic are the stories of German soldiers and students who spoke out against Hitler. These were complicated heroes, challenging their country while being forced to serve it in a war they despised. They had to make difficult choices every day, juggling the demands of citizenship with those of living an ethical life. One of the most complex of these heroes was Hans Fritz Scholl.

Essays

Beck’s List

Gad Beck was born as Gerhard Beck in Berlin in 1923. (Gad is a Hebrew name that he chose for himself later on.) This was well before the rise of the Nazis, at a time when Berlin was quite progressive even by today’s standards. There was an atmosphere of religious tolerance such that a “mixed marriage” like that of Beck’s parents was neither uncommon nor frowned upon.
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1. June 3, 2020 Stonewall and the Commodification of Queerness
2. May 27, 2020 A Breakthrough in Costa Rica
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