Born and raised in Miami. Jungle island is actually not that great. It's full of bird shit and boring animals in small cages. If Queen Bey had rented out Zoo Miami (formerly Metrozoo), now that would have been a coup.

For real, these are some of the best defenses of civil behavior towards rude people I've ever read. I will be stealing them for Tumblr.

I really don't think you understand that dumb cis people don't know it's rude to ask about a trans person's genitals! They flat-out don't know! They are dumb! Being dumb doesn't make them bad people!

Can I get this tatooed on my forehead?

We're talking about two different things. I'm not saying cis people have a right to know about trans people's genitals. I'm saying cis people aren't bad people for asking stupid questions when they don't know any better. Yes, maybe if they applied some critical thinking, they'd realize a question about genitals is…

Of course reacting badly to ignorance after constant streams of it is understandable and excusable, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't all strive to be more understanding and civil in our everyday interactions. As an example:

If they're offended by the question, they should say so. Someone who continues to press the issue after being told it's offensive is an asshole. But nobody's an asshole for asking a stupid question out of ignorance.

Stupid Questions: A Tale of Me

I think "It's not my job to educate you" is such a counterproductive thing to say to someone. If you are a minority fighting for justice of any kind, it's important to remember that there's no magical force behind your cause just because you're right. The Universe doesn't care whether trans* are abused and suffer and…

Thank you! I think "It's not my job to educate you" is such a counterproductive thing to say to someone. If you are a minority fighting for justice of any kind, it's important to remember that there's no magical force behind your cause just because you're right. The Universe doesn't care whether trans* are abused and…

1) That picture of Kaling is beautiful. I understand the issue of having the one WOC's picture in the series be so different from everyone else's, but holy shit she looks great.

Yes. And their bristles are soft they don't harden for a few weeks

It's official, Mark. You're my new favorite. We're best friends now. You'll get the certificate in the mail

I'm also much more about "shame into silence" than "change the mind of a hardened bigot" mainly because I am more comfortable with policing actions than passing judgement on thoughts.

I hate that fucking blue hat on Beatrice (or Eugenie? I never know which is which.)

EW! Both of those songs are most powerful as dirges, not weird trippy banjo music. I think the best religious Christmas music is the kind that reminds you that it's a happy time, but the story gets dark. Like the mostly forgotten second chorus of "What Child is this"

I always loved the last verse, which for some reason we skipped at our elementary school Christmas pageant and I didn't find out about until I was an adult

I want that too! Damn my infernal attraction to penises! Whatever, I'll fake it and fuck the pool boy.

Beautifully written post. I think the larger and deeper issues related to reproductive agency are not discussed enough. It's why I'm also really excited about RISUG (Vasalgel in the US), allowing men a long-term, easily reversible form of birth control would do so much to take the sole responsibility (and…

Here's why, or at least why it was for me and te people I've spoken to. Being bisexual means your vision of your future doesn't have to change. If you grew up imagining you'd marry a woman and have two and a half children in the suburbs, that's still possible if you're bi. You can still date women, theoretically. It's…