One is a man, one is a woman.

Bravo, but, to be fair, plenty of trans people do not consider themselves to have been born a man or a woman or whatever. Gender is a social construct. I was born a baby who developed a gender identity between 3-5, and it was girl. A very recent study (and I need to write about it) confirms that transgender children…

"I'm willing to risk multiple felonies for rape and sexual assault, but only if I don't have to worry about a misdemeanor."

Overused but always appropriate.

Not a rash. A few, very few, and very far apart. Maybe roughly one or two a year in all of North America, if that, and only over the last few years.

yeah the dude who almost assaulted me in college was one of my best friends and was my boyfriend's roommate to boot- I tried to reconcile with him six months or so after the incident because my bf had broken up with me and I couldn't handle losing BOTH of my best friends in a span of six months. I had lunch with him a…

"He's got a nice mom! People with nice moms never do anything bad!"

I love how people automatically question every rape accuser but the word of the rapist is somehow taken as fact? It just baffles me. He said he didn't do it! All of these people who claim they were raped by this person must be lying!

The kind where she lives in a patriarchy, and is lucky enough to not be a victim of abuse. Most people have just-world bias, it's the majority.

Surprisingly good writeup about Just-World Bias:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Exactly. And as for frumpiness - I feel like a lot of acceptance of gay marriage happened when the visibility of not-especially-glamorous, not-very-edgy, middle aged married couples doing middle aged married couple things increased. When The Gay Lifestyle looks an awful lot like your parents' lifestyle, it's harder to…

People seem to have a lot of trouble just accepting that people like other people to varying degrees, because they feel they have to pare this information down to make it fit their experience of sexuality. And since it won't, they squeeze the concept until it does. Hence the silly questions about "choosing sides".…

I love your choice of words there. "Frumpy". I'm waiting for the day when coming out as gay or bi is so commonplace it won't be coming out anymore. Because everyone will be out, all the time.

I think she was saying not many people come out as bisexual because it's not an "accepted" sexuality in a lot of circles (people assuming bisexuals are promiscuous, incapable of monogamy, doing it for attention) and that the problem is reinforced by people who ARE perceived as promiscuous/looking for attention being…

Considering he has never come out to us or anybody else, I haven't watered down a damn. Take your hate elsewhere. I love my son and when the day comes when he comes out to us, you can bet I will support him with open arms. Just stop. There is enough surrounding this issue without bullshit like you just said.

I come from a tiny town. A village, really, in the mountains. I mean, there were 500 people in my town. So, college was eye-opening enough; but after college I decided to open my mind even more and backpack around Europe with a friend for a couple of months. No agendas. Just a free, untethered, mountain goat.

Fuck these parents. I am pretty sure my youngest son is gay and guess what he gets? Nothing. Literally nothing. He is the same son to me as his "straight" brother. He gets no accolades or applause. He is loved and nothing less. He isn't treated as some special snowflake. He isn't. He is a high school boy who works…

People put everything online. It's just something we have to account for now.

Maybe they should try praying away the video.

Apologies in advance for the length, but I went on a month-long trip with the Worst Woman In The World, and it takes some time to relate. The trip in question an around-the-world backpacking extravaganza with some grad school friends to celebrate our graduation before settling down to real life. Three of the women…

Ok, so I went to Dartmouth and I knew Lohse and his friends while I was there. I can't verify or deny his claims about SAE hazing, as I was not a member, but I can comment on him: the man is a straight up, classical sociopath. He is charming and charismatic and probably a smart guy, but he has only taken this…