I see this site is still bent on completely misrepresenting this case and the facts involved.

I agree with you that she is not one to be admired or looked up to for any reason, but isn’t she just doing what is required of her for her own survival? As you noted, her brother already killed her other brother and their uncle. That looks like the trained, forced smile of someone who knows that if she doesn’t show…

Yeah. That’s what I was thinking.

Dig far and deep enough into anyone’s past, you will find skeletons. Not all skeletons are created equal of course. We are all problematic and we are all a collective of our actions. Narrowed down to specific moments in time and we all could be painted as terrible people.

Part of me would like to believe that your second statement isn’t true, but I know it probably is. I like what the Times wrote about with being honest about why an artist is problematic and including that in the text about the work, but with so much money and prestige involved, it’s hard to feel good about it. But…

Bingo. Especially if you apply modern moral standards to artists of the past.

Yeah, that was odd. Like “Sure, you may think this was an intelligent, emotional being, but we didn’t waste any of it.” huh?

Pigs are one of the most intelligent animals. Not as intelligent as some primates and dolphins, maybe not as much as crows and parrots, but more intelligent than dogs for example. Intelligent animals have a greater potential for suffering, so harming a very intelligent animal is worse than harming a less intelligent…

It really doesn’t make sense as a reply to your specific point.

Appreciate your comment. I am a vegetarian of MANY years. But I can absolutely understand why people who eat meat do that.

True. I mean, back before computers and everything, it was easier. You could change your name and move across the country, and anyone who wanted to know about your past would have to do some serious digging. These days, everyone has a digital footprint and the records are a lot easier to dig up. Even so, I think…

I was re-reading and just wanted to mention that you’d be surprised at the number of people who are able to pass to some extent. That’s why I always laugh when I hear far-right wackos talking about not wanting to share a [gendered space] with a trans person, because there’s almost a guarantee that they already have…

True. And I think that that might not be a very good use of our energy at this point. I’m certainly not going to stand in the way of anyone who wants to push for those terms, since they’re more precise than our current usage. But personally, I think it’s fine to say “I’m a lesbian” or “I’m a gay man” or “I’m a…

Yeah I mean, have you seen who is President nowadays? That’s mental!

They tried, or they detransitioned, or they moved into communities where they were accepted, or they died. Many resorted, and still do, to sex work. Many just killed themselves.

If I understand correctly, these stereotypes is what they were being asked about. From the linked article about the UCLA study:

It does encompass a lot of cis people. It’s sort of the “Questioning” (versus gay or bi) of being trans. A lot of research tends to characterize children as gender nonconforming, rather than trans, because they may not have taken any steps to medically transition yet. The thing is, based on the studies I’ve seen, most…

My youngest came out to my wife(his stepmom) and me as transgender a little while back (FTM). We suspected for quite some time that he was gay , since when he id’d as a girl, he went to the school’s Gay/Straight club events, but never said he was LGBT for quite some time. And in fact had a couple boyfriends. It…

That may be true in some states, but not all of them. Many states have systems in place to transition juveniles with longer sentences into adult prisons after they reach adulthood (16, 18, or 21 depending on the state, when it comes to whether they’re incarcerated in a juvenile or adult facility), where they will…

I cried reading this. I am an animal protection person and this ruined my day. But i am glad you to fulfill your dream. i dream of a different world.