#maya rupert

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happy book birthday to “How I Resist: Activism and Hope for the Next Generation”, a compilation of essays edited by Maureen Johnson🎉

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The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic

By Maya Rupert.

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Julián Castro’s unconventional campaign manager wants “to run a campaign that will make him proud”

Maya Rupert has never spearheaded a political campaign, let alone a presidential one. She’s working to keep Castro’s momentum going as he heads into the second Democratic primary debate.

When the two first met, Rupert was pushing for a rule — one stalled at the federal agency — allowing HUD-funded shelters to accept transgender people under their proper pronouns rather than the ones they were assigned at birth. She expected defiance since her efforts on the same policy proposal hadn’t made much headway while she was at NCLR. But Castro saw eye to eye with Rupert. Then he went further. He asked Rupert how the proposal could be expanded beyond only HUD-funded shelters.

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There is a widely held standard of beauty and femininity that is based on white racial characteristics. Because an assumption of whiteness has permeated gender norms, many features typically associated with white women are popularly mischaracterized as features of all women. Thus, women of color are often perceived as being less feminine. In a system where perception determines whether an athlete’s gender will be tested, the inevitable result will be that women of color are more likely to be challenged.

Maya Rupert: What Are Little Girls Made Of: The Dangers Of The New Olympics Gender Tests