Here's the situation we're in in the 21st century: what we need to be concentrating on is getting the cost of necessities low, not focusing on the minimum wage. That would mean finding sustainability points for:
- food (particularly healthy foods)
- housing (particularly home/land ownership vs renting)
- energy…

FWIW the age of consent in Germany appears to be either 14 or 15. Germany appears to use a "soft cutoff" for consent, meaning that a person over 21 can have a relationship with someone younger as long as it is not an "exploitative situation." Someone actually from/living in Germany may be able to elaborate.

Well, it's weirder than that. They believe that Black men are generally innocent and the justice system tends to railroad them unless the crime is rape, and then the system can't railroad them fast enough. There is no cross-referencing between these two pieces of dogma so they can go on the warpath about not being…

I think that is the one with the HOTTEST Prince Charming ever.

My apologies for a very long post; this is a very complicated topic. I am white but personally mainly escaped HIV through sheer luck. My ex bf is poz and we had definitely had a lot of very stupid, very unprotected sex. When I found out some time after we dated that he had tested +, it threw me into a tailspin of…

It was a mess. A fucking awesome, glitter covered, illumi-wire mess that makes the stuff you see on Queer as Folk look realistic, but a mess.

A few years ago I went to a theme party that was basically The Sound of Music in a gay crackhouse. We ended up with a few tag lines that are probably not suitable for straight audiences but damn if this post doesn't remind me of them:

- I am 16 Going Down on 17
- These are a Few of My Favorite Queens
- The Pills are…

FWIW it is extremely commonplace on gay hookup and dating sites (if not the electronic world in general) to have and send dick pics. There are entire websites more or less devoted to this idea (dudesnude.com is one). A lot of the other sites have a Private Photos unlock feature. I've always read straight/bi guys doing…

I would LOVE it if Madison was in love with Zoe. That is a pairing that actually has chemistry. Weak little Zoe with her occasional wild streak, wild ass Madison with her occasionally vulnerable one.

I agree with you. The show is great at set up but not at follow through. I will give the team a nod though for the fact that horror is incredibly hard to sustain over an extended period (which is why so many horror movies are very short).

Of course, it helps if there are some actual stakes and dead people actually…

I only just now noticed how shipping those two produces a name very close to Toilet.

Spoiler (maybe) for where I think this Luke thing is probably going to go. NSFW.

There are definite differences. For male-male-female sex, straight porn has managed to invent an entire category wherein the two guys have sex with a girl at the same time and because they don't touch each other it's not "gay" (sure, guys). Gay/bi porn takes a completely different tack, with a significant part of the…

I'll take the slight strobe effect of LEDs over traditional lights anyday, simply because they are safer. They dont give off heat, which makes them much safer to use on trees.

It sounds like you had a lot of love for your friend and losing her is very painful. I can't imagine what you must be going through. It's difficult to deal with loss, and losing two people you care about at once must be very hard. These people had to know that not only would this turn of events hurt you, but the…

Number of blockbuster sci fi, action, horror, or fantasy movies with a gay lead = zero. (Maybe there's a relationship to the number of out NFL players).

Sometimes I wonder when and under what particular circumstances it is possible for straight people to end up having sex. One positive thing I can say about being a gay dude is that no one leaps to the conclusion that hatred of your partner due to a system of privilege is at the root of every flawed attempt to relate…

Unfortunately the business model of gossip sites (which this site is, no matter what aspirations it may have) prevents, or at least incents, them from writing longer pieces. They get paid for clicks, which deliver advertising. They also make more money when we are angry, because we click more. A good fight raging in…

I'm shocked anyone doesn't know that gender is a protected class. I thought everyone who had ever held a job had that drilled into them. I'm pretty sure it was even in the training videos when I used to work for McDonald's.

Excellent and very thorough post. Thanks for sharing. My sister in law is also a florist. She's found her calling, but it's a labor of love.