I also wonder this. Do these people forget that before vaccinations, people died or were disabled from these diseases all the time? My grandmom was telling me that she spent every summer worried out of her mind that one of her kids would get polio before the vaccine came out.

Lesbians are women, you know, so, no, it's not about being anti-woman. I don't really care if respectful straight people come to gay bars, but saying queer spaces are for queer people is not some attack on women. Allies are welcome at a gay bar, but you are not the same as a lesbian who isn't looking to hook up and…

That's not what the person who wrote the article or oldscrumby said. The point is that if you're not a minority and you're in a minority space, recognize that that space is not about you and respect it and the people it is about accordingly.

I'm going to speak for all gay people when I say, no, not an infringement at all. This article is very snarky, but I think that the main point is that straight people that are disrespectful of our space are not welcome, but cool straight people are fine. At least that's what I think.

I have no problem with straight women hanging out at gay bars and I think this article is overly snide, but I will say that this sort of behavior at gay bars is depressingly common.

I don't often hang out in gay bars, but straight people are welcome to any gay bars I go to as long as they are respectful of our space. Don't gawk at people. Don't say rude shit like "I can't believe you're gay! You're so girly!!!!!" or "You are such a cute couple! Which one of you is the boy?" or "I hate men. I wish…

If loving cyberstalking is wrong, I don't want to be right.

I'm a person who would consider myself anti-abortion. Unless I was going to die, I can't imagine myself ever having an abortion. That said, I'm also completely pro-choice. Every woman has a right to make that choice for herself and I would never presume to force my choices on another woman or legislate my morals to…

Friendship isn't a reward for lost romance, but no one is forcing that guy to continue to be friends with that woman. He is choosing to be friends with someone who has openly stated she is not interested in him romantically. If he is only interested in that woman as a romantic partner, he should be honest and end the…

A guy like that isn't friendzoned whether he asked her out or not. If he doesn't ask her out, it's not her fault that she can't read his mind, especially if he's staying within the confines of normal friendship activity. If he does ask her out and she says she doesn't want to date him but wants to stay friends, it's…

Has an exchange like that ever happened outside of a romantic comedy? Every guy I know who has ever complained about being "friendzoned" has been complaining that the girl hasn't reciprocated romance when the guy did things like get her a thoughtful gift for her birthday, help her move, or listen to her talk when her…

Unless the guy is giving the girl sensual massage oils or a diamond ring, there isn't too much difference between a friendly gift/favors and a romantic gift/favors. I give my friends jewelry, pay for their food and drinks, buy them flowers, make thoughtful homemade gifts for them, drive them to the airport, and help…

So what you're saying is that since I'm a vegetarian, I should never be invited to weddings of omnivores or vegans? Only other vegetarians, because otherwise meat eaters and vegans would be pushing their beliefs on me, right? How about people who are Kosher? What about people who only eat local foods? What about…

This is just mean and unnecessary.

A salad made of lettuce, spinach, carrots, cucumbers, and tomatoes has hardly any calories and virtually no protein. It's certainly not sufficient at a wedding, which are generally at least 4-5 hours long and involve alcohol.

My problem is not only that the term doesn't apply to my "lifestyle," it's that I don't think it's a good thing that we categorize people based on whether or not they've had sex. As PatsyPanda points out, there is no set definition, so there is no purpose other than to imply that having sex once changes the type of…

Oh, rereading that I realize I should have worded that differently. I don't believe in the concept of virginity. I certainly don't think anyone should ever have sex unless they want to. And if they don't ever want have sex, that's great. I just think we need to do away with the idea of "virginity." It's a social…

In our society, virginity is almost unanimously defined as someone who has not had P in V sex, so, as someone who has been having sex for many years, but doesn't have P in V sex, it completely colors my ideas of virginity. I'm not saying straight people have to believe in virginity, but since I'm a person who most…

I don't believe in virginity. Maybe because I'm queer, I don't know, but I hate the whole idea of it. It's just a tool used to shame people for either being one or for not being one.

It's pretty common knowledge, but if someone doesn't know, why would they answer that particular question in the first place? It's not obligatory. If they really want to answer it but aren't sure, look it up, for goodness sake.