Blade Runner 2049
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Outlook Study reveals high levels of discrimination towards trans community in KW region
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The data gathered by the Outlook Study, conducted by various members of the Kitchener-Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University communities, revealed that the Waterloo trans population still experiences high levels of discrimination and faces significant barriers. A fact sheet titled “Experience of Trans People in Waterloo Region” outlines the key information the Outlook Study gathered on trans community. Places of worship, gyms, public restrooms, restaurants and community…
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LGBTQ+ wellness study sheds light on some of the issues affecting marginalized communities
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Though being part of the LGBTQ+ community in the Waterloo region might look like it is all rainbows and sparkles, things are a lot darker than they seem, as concluded and reiterated by The Outlook Study. The Outlook Study, led by Robb Travers, associate professor of Health Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, is one of…
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Outlook Study reveals prevalent challenges within LGBTQ+ community
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The Outlook Study, which was recently conducted by researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University, along with different community partners, looked at the various issues that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in Waterloo Region. The team undertook a large scale survey on individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ and were at least 16 years of age, living…
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The future world of Blade Runner 2049 is a disappointing one
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Speaking on what attracted her to write science fiction in the first place, multiple Hugo award winner Octavia Butler relayed it was mainly because she “was able to do anything” and the fact that “there were no walls to hem [her] in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.” The…
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