Welcome!

Welcome to Humanist Musings, and thanks for visiting. I am Alexandra, and this is to be my forum for discussion around human rights, specifically LGBT and women's rights.

Before I fully explain the intent of this blog, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I just graduated from Drew University in Madison NJ with a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies and Political Science. While I loved studying Political Science, and fully consider myself a geek with regards to which I religiously follow the news, women's and gender studies was where I truly found my passion. In the United States and across the globe, women are not fully equals to men, and both women and men are persecuted simply because they are attracted to people who happen to be the same sex. To me, these facts are abominable. In a world where all are theoretically created equal, there is no reason whatsoever that these types of persecutions should exist.

So what does this have to do with blogging, and why am I doing this? In a nice place inside my head, I'd like to be an activist, a writer, someone who draws attention to the grave disparities in society, begins a debate surrounding those issues, and brings about change. Since I have yet to find my post graduate dream job, this is my own way of starting my activism on the local level. This is my way of engaging with the issues, of using the theory I learned at Drew in order to look beyond what is being reported in the news. Also, this is my opportunity to learn and investigate-what are the issues in the first place? What's important, and why?

Just a side note on the name of the blog: anyone will tell you I'm a huge feminist. It's true that through feminism, I found my passion and to a certain extent, my sexuality. However, feminism can be restrictive and is not entirely all inclusive. Therefore, I consider myself a humanist, and hopefully my posts will reflect this about me.