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Tag Archives: history
Some Thoughts On Identity, Heritage, & Irish-Americanness
I am 1/8th Irish. That doesn’t make me special: It describes many of the people I know. Millions of Irish immigrated to the US in the last couple of centuries, so it’s not at all surprising that many of the … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestry, deep thoughts, genealogy, heritage, history, immigration, Ireland, my life, study abroad
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Dublin Pride 2017, Take Two
Hey guys! I know that I already wrote about going to Dublin Pride a few weeks ago, but in a later post I also promised to show you a longer piece I’ve been working on for my writing workshop. This … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Nevillegirl's Travels, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged college, deep thoughts, Dublin, Dublin Pride, gay, history, Ireland, LGBTQ+, my life, Pride, Pride 2017, queer, traveling, writing
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Oscar Wilde Is My Gay Dad (& Other Thoughts On The LGBTQ+ Family I Wish I Had)
Sometimes I refer to Oscar Wilde as my gay dad. Actually, I say that an awful lot – say that someone is my mom/dad/grandma/et cetera when everyone knows they aren’t – now that I think about it. Like, I tag … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged bisexual, celebrities, family, gay, history, lesbian, LGBTQ+, my life, Pride, Pride 2017, queer, transgender
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Art AIDS America Chicago
On the second night of MBLGTACC, one of my fellow UI students and I visited an exhibition titled Art AIDS America Chicago. A description of the exhibit, from the Alphawood Gallery’s website: This groundbreaking exhibition underscores the deep and unforgettable … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Uncategorized
Tagged AIDS, art, Art AIDS America, Art AIDS America Chicago, Chicago, college, gay, history, HIV, MBLGTACC, my life, Pride, Pride 2017, queer
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Queering A Midsummer Night’s Dream
My Shakespeare course wrapped up yesterday, so I thought this would be a good time to tell you about my final project for that class. I really struggled with the accelerated pace of this course, especially since I took an … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Reading!, LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, books, college, gay, gender, history, lesbian, LGBTQ+, plays, queer, reading, Shakespeare
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The Pride Flag | Its History & Meaning
Have you ever wondered where the LGBTQ+ Pride flag came from? Yeah, me too. I actually had no idea until a few weeks ago when I started reading Gay & Lesbian History for Kids by Jerome Pohlen (which I plan to review … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged history, LGBTQ+, Pride, Pride 2016
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17 LGBTQ+ African-Americans You Should Know About
Hey, everyone! Sooooo… I meant to publish this post earlier – like, not just earlier today, but several weeks earlier. BUT I still needed to do some research, and I didn’t really have a chance to do any of that … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ+, Nevillegirl's Adventures!, Non-Neville Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, African-American, bisexual, black, Black History Month, gay, history, lesbian, LGBTQ+, queer, race, transgender
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