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The Outcasts was a social and educational organization for women interested in BDSM with other women that was founded in San Francisco in 1984. [1] It grew partly from earlier groups, the Society of Janus and Samois. Gayle Rubin was a co-founder of the organization. [2] [3] Other members included Dorothy Allison, Pat Califia, [4] [5] and Dossie ...
An outcast is someone who is rejected or cast out, as from home or from society [1] or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech, an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation. Compare the concept of sending to Coventry.
In its 2007 International Good Practice Guidance, "Defining and Developing an Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations", provided the following working definition: "Principles, values, standards, or rules of behaviour that guide the decisions, procedures, and systems of an organization in a way that (a) contributes to the welfare of its key stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights of all ...
Until the past few centuries, the authority to designate a nation as an outcast, or pariah state, was relatively clear, often resting with religious authorities (e.g., "the Ottoman Empire for example was regarded as an outcast by European states" from the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 until the nineteenth century on a "religious basis.").
Although no runic inscription uses the term ergi, runestone Vg 67 in Saleby, Sweden, includes a curse that anyone breaking the stone would become a rata, translated as a 'wretch', 'outcast', or 'warlock', and argri konu, which is translated as 'maleficent woman' in the dative. [2]
Two Outcasts were willing to break the outlaw biker code and testify for the Crown anonymously, a request that was refused by Justice Geoffrey Grigson. [11] Witness C, as one of the Outcasts willing to testify for the Crown was known, stated: "The Angels wanted the Outcasts to join them as junior members. It was more like a threat than an ...
Mike Pereira walked out to his spot during Fox's media day and was greeted by a larger contingent of reporters than usual for an officiating expert when there were Super Bowl-winning coaches and ...
Tyler Hinman (born November 5, 1984) is an American competitive crossword puzzle solver and constructor and a seven-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). He holds the tournament record for youngest champion ever, winning as a 20-year-old in 2005, and he formerly held the record for consecutive titles with five, a feat ...