I gave you a historical 411. Lesbian feminists were excluded by hetero feminists from being active participants in the Second Wave of Feminism (the same way white women tried to exclude black women and their concerns). The lesbionic sisterfriends were all hell no and decided to force their way into feminism. Had they…

I hear ya. No different with my parents, frankly even before I was ‘confirmed gay’ (i.e. had come out) I got beaten up and worse by them for acting ‘too gay’, and after I did come out at 13 I was quite instantly homeless and shut off from my entire family. I am a vegan pacifist who loathes violence in any way but I…

I’m sorry about the family you were born into. I hope you have been able to meet the new family you deserve.

You deserved better parents, love, and acceptance. I’m sorry you didn’t get that.

I’m sorry. I can’t even imagine doing that to one of my children. I wish you were one of mine - I would accept you without condition.

There was widespread support for animal welfare in Nazi German among the country’s leadership. Adolf Hitler and his top officials took a variety of measures to ensure animals were protected. Many Nazi leaders, including Hitler and Hermann Göring, were supporters of animal rights and conservation. Several Nazis were…

I wonder whether her defense is partially because she's been unconscious in his vicinity. Declaring that whatever happened wasn't a crime is easier than wondering if it happened to you.

Right. I’m ready to drop my friends if they simply don’t tip the bartender enough at happy hour. Why can’t any of Brock friends understand that some of the things people do are weighted differently??? Like, assaulting someone is gonna count for a lot more toward how the world sees him than some swim medals.

This is why a friend whose dad was a very nice guy and a child molester made such a point to talk about it. She wanted everyone to know that her dad was the kind of guy everyone loved and respected - and who nevertheless was raping his own children.

So is she trying to be a Cool Girl (TM) or is it just run of the mill internalized misogyny/rape culture?

This makes absolute sense and my heart aches for this man. Having said that, that's a fucking amazing picture.

I was a an 16-25 year old boy once too. I understand your anger and misunderstanding of facts.

“It’s very rare that someone is involved in a homicide case with someone they just had a baby with. It’s very early to make a conclusion as to what the cause, intent, motive and facts were to this unfortunate tragedy.”

I am so impressed by Elizabeth Smart and thankful for her advocacy. I have used her quote about the chewed gum metaphor (used in abstinence only “sex ed” classes) in my victimology and juvenile delinquency classes (when we talk about the impact of adverse childhood experiences) to explain why we need age appropriate…

I respect her so much. She has some very biting things to say about purity culture in general and it is wonderful.

Don’t be. You had no control over how things were going to play out. Even if you convinced your father to go to a closer hospital, or said something to your mother sooner, or started CPR the moment you thought he had passed, nothing would have changed. He got to spend his final moments with his wife and child. Not…

I am so sorry that you experienced that. I hope that you can one day find peace with losing your dad so young. And the fact that you had no control over him passing.