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I’m Right Here: Rudy Simone on Life as an “Aspergirl”

By Steve Silberman
Posted: October 27, 2010
Category: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Books, Comedy, Feminism, Gay, Jazz, Neurodiversity, Neuroscience, Poetry, Science, Sexuality, Women, Writers | Tagged Aspergirls, Rudy Simone, Simon Baron-Cohen | 28 Comments

After 50 Years in the Lab, A Reproduction Expert Comes Out of the Closet

By Steve Silberman
Posted: October 11, 2010
Category: Biology, Books, Endocrinology, Feminism, Gay, Health, Interview, Neurodiversity, Politics, Science, Sexuality, Women, Writers | Tagged Association of Women in Science, Bella Abzug, Chicago, endocrinology, gay, inhibin, lesbian, Neena Schwartz, Northewestern, reproductive biology | 2 Comments
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