Tag Archives: Dr. Herukhuti

BLACK HEALTH: FINAL THOUGHTS ON CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH

Herukhuti, Ph.D., M.Ed. Professor, Goddard College Founder and CEO, Center for Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality “Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well? I like to caution folks, that’s all. No sense us wasting each other’s time, sweetheart. A lot of weight when you’re well. Now, you just hold that thought…. Just so’sContinue reading “BLACK HEALTH: FINAL THOUGHTS ON CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH”

INTERSECTIONALITY REDUX AND REVISED: DAY 3 AT THE CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH

Herukhuti, Ph.D., M.Ed. Professor, Goddard College Founder and CEO, Center for Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality “Race and ethnicity—Concepts of community, traditional roles, religiosity, and cultural influences associated with race and ethnicity shape an LGBT individual’s experiences. The racial and ethnic communities to which one belongs affect self-identification, the process of coming out, available support, theContinue reading “INTERSECTIONALITY REDUX AND REVISED: DAY 3 AT THE CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH”

The Master’s House: Day 3 AT THE CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH

Herukhuti, Ph.D., M.Ed. Professor, Goddard College Founder and CEO, Center for Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s the house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change. And this fact is only threateningContinue reading “The Master’s House: Day 3 AT THE CONFERENCE ON LGBTI HEALTH RESEARCH”

Taking a Breath: First Night at the Conference on LGBTI Health Research

Herukhuti, Ph.D., M.Ed. Professor, Goddard College Founder and CEO, Center for Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality I awoke this morning feeling a familiar restriction in my chest. Asthma held at bay a part of the air I depend upon to breathe. My rescue inhaler, acquired from someone else, read fourteen more puffs of relief medicine. IContinue reading “Taking a Breath: First Night at the Conference on LGBTI Health Research”