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2 Friday, November 19, aoio | The Red * Black Gender identity not black and white By DREW HOOKS The Red & Black One out of 12. That’s the odds of a transgendered person being murdered. Thursday, the LGBT Resource Center partnered with Lambda Alliance to sponsor a Transgender Day of Remembrance program at the University. The program ended with a discussion led by Ryan Sallens, a health educator, transgender activist, actor and writer. Sallens, a transgender female to male, shared his experience growing up in rural Nebraska and strug gling with his sexuality. Before he was bom, his parents were ready for a male, he said. He was bom female, but he never asso ciated with being a girl. His dad would call him princess when he was little but Sallens said that would only annoy him. "I knew I was not a prin cess,” he said. “I was Indiana Jones or Superman.” Sallens said he was picked on throughout school, was bullied by his sister and received a lot of verbal abuse from his father. After a long struggle TRADITION: History does not demean holiday ► From Page 1 Anti-Thanksgiving protests have been popping up around the nation, spurred by Native American protes tors, as Thanksgiving remains a holi day rife with historical speculation. “Something took place,” said Ervan Garrison, professor of anthro pology and member of the University’s Institute for Native American Studies steering committee. “Whether you call it Thanksgiving or you call it ‘Let’s all come over for dinner,’ I don’t know.” Garrison grew up in Oklahoma, surrounded by Choctaw relatives and other tribal affiliates. He said Thanksgiving was typically recog nized by all different kinds of people. “If they weren’t celebrating, they sure took the day off,” he said. Jace Weaver, director of INAS, said the particulars of the first B YOU DMT KPVCTIV£ KMCTIff Y I lf€W ; TMWtS \ OH. \ ITS £V£NKNON KAUNtNf KASfcWtf*/ IT HO£ THAN \ TH£N \ OKAY. WHO KfCHAW I „ —< UAIN'T i TWO Of US VWH€ OTW, THOMPSON iS. 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Sallens now tours the nation giving lectures in order to educate people about being transgender. He compares gender and sexuality to making bread. As the same ingredi ents mix to get a different batch of bread, so do humans produce other humans whose sexualities are not black and white. Sallens said society needs to get rid of the belief there is only male and female and should instead allow children to decide for themselves as humans have a sense of gender identity as early as two years old. The event is to educate the University about what it means to be transgen dered, said Jennifer Miracle, director of the LGBT Resource Center. Skyler Musgrove, a fifth year senior from Douglasville majoring in mass media arts, anthro pology and new media, said as a transgender female to male, this event is impor tant for raising awareness. “It's not something that Thanksgiving might not fit with the image of turkeys and pilgrims from elementary school textbooks, and he sees no reason for Native Americans to not celebrate Thanksgiving. “What you would have is a spec trum of opinions or practices,” he said. “It’s not a religious holiday, cer tainly it’s a national holiday. Things were pretty fine between the natives and the pilgrims at that time. It was fine for a day, but the relations were pretty good. It coincides with the native harvest festival, but the natives, as I understand it, didn’t bring turkeys necessarily.” Laura Adams Weaver, an English instructor and another member of the INAS steering committee, can trace her family lineage back to Choctaw and Cherokee roots. “I think most people are aware of the historical inaccuracies, but Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving,” she Mu. 'M Tuc OAKV iri%.7’sL¥ Tie’s solution llcllß.ffl H L AjSlOlR!eIoI rUmwlalwldlsl ;:B >BPH IfT|olw|i lqlmlt 65 CaMomia wine-pro ducing area 66 Kick out 67 Kernel 68 Bangkok native 69 Classroom tables DOWN 1 This and 2 Get up 3 Whitney and Wattach 4 Thrills 5 Energetic 6 Pink or blue 7 At any time ; 8 Mr. Rather 9 Parents and grandpar ents • BBT" 7 rTMpo" ii mm hs ±::=lii==li=== so v sn 40 " ~ ~ jftgß ■Mr | ri~~pr~' 5’ S? 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It’s our history. It’s how we became what we are. But Thanksgiving is a holiday to be thankful for what you have, and I am thankful for my family’s heritage and the qualities that that has instilled in me, and I’m thankful for living where I do.” 51 Unlocks 52 Impish sprite 53 Harmony 54 Middle East sheikhdom 56 Insect stage 57 Wading bird 58 Ailing . 59 Floor pads 62 Sound of relief JOIN THE CHALLENGE! State of Georgia do you Sark or do you ouzz? Register now at CampusExchangp org! The school with the most registration* hv Fridav November 26th will determine the Bark or Buzz Champion! The winning school will receive front paqe cover on Facebook and CampusExchange.org, 1000 Campus Credits per registrant and a CE sponsored Happy Hour at your local watcrinq hole! On you mark, get ready. GO! GRIME NOTEBOOK Chicken nugget theft leads to barring notice for student A University student was barred from all University Pood Services retail outlets for one year Tuesday after attempting to steal chicken nuggets, according to a University Police report. Officials at the Bulldog Cate told officers that Colin Maddox, 21, took a 12-piece chicken nugget box without paying at about 11:30 a.m. Maddox agreed to pay for the nuggets, valued at $5, when staff members stopped him before he could leave, according to the report. Maddox was issued a barring notice on Wednesday listing all retail outlets he was barred from. He said he did not expect to be banned from University Pood Services outlets. “I was under the impression that nothing would happen since I paid for the food and apologized,” he told The Red & Black. “It doesn’t affect me that much. I would say my only con cern is if that would show up on my record while applying to jobs.” Maddox also said he attempted the theft because of financial prob lems, and that he felt there is lack of aid on campus for needy stu dents. “Everyone talks about the broke college student, but there’s a line*between being broke and having to steal to eat,” he said. “There’s a certain point where you realize you haven’t eaten in 24 hours and start thinking about where you can get food. CORRECTIONS The Red & Black is committed to journalistic excellence and providing the most accurate news pos sible. Contact us if you see an error, and we will do our best to correct it. do you BARK or BUZZ? Editor-in-Chief: Daniel Burnett (706) 433-3027 editors randb.com ONLINE Police Documents I’m already taking out all of the financial aid and Pell Grant and loan money I can. I personally would like to see some thing for needy students on campus.” Reported shoplifting leads to arrest A University student was arrested Wednesday and charged with shop lifting following the observations of University bookstore employees, according to a University Police report. Bookstore employees reported that William Brent Kirkland, 31, shop lifted four gray University Law School T-shirts at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The total value of the stolen items was $72, according to the police report. Officers detained Kirkland on Lumpkin Street after patrolling for a person matching his description. After store employees identified him, Kirkland was arrested and found to be carrying four gray T-shirts, which were iden tified as the T-shirts taken from the store, according to the report. The stolen articles were returned to the bookstore. Video footage obtained from the bookstore showed the offender tak ing the T-shirts. Kirkland was trans ported to Clarke County Jail. Compiled by Tiffany Stevens Managing Editor Carey O’Neil (706) 433-3026 me( randb.com