This is so sad. In 1978, I was one of two adopted babies allowed out of India. The adoption was through Missionaries of Charity. Given the long-ingrained contempt of women and girls in some aspects of Indian culture, to think that that many more children won’t be helped (mostly girls) is heartbreaking.

I read that as believing in physics, which seemed strangely uncontroversial since it’s a major scientific field.

I feel like children deserve to have basic sex education when we know they are starting to have sex. They should be able to define what sex is and how it works. They should know what consent means and they should know the basics of what sexual abuse and rape is (that last part should be done with great care,…

I fixed the title for you.

Nahhhh, there’s nothing going on there. Just some kid trollin’. My bet is somewhere in the Midwest, suburbia, parents are Trump fans who care more about their politics than their kid. You know, the usual.

guys look vladimir has a kinja account

What the shit Meryl??

I’ve been a vegetarian for about 15 years and never once felt the urge to eat meat...ever. I wonder if this study controlled for how long they’ve been vegetarian?

all in favor of never saying “panties” again say aye.

I feel like this is one of those times at which the phrase “This is just crazy enough to work” is actually applicable.

I love that the satanists have been able to carry out such an epic level troll on the fundie right like this. I’m not religious at all but it gives me a certain level of joy.

What if I want it more than him?

“was required to sign a contract transferring the property of their souls to Satan. This, we felt, would filter out the extreme superstitious radicals, and it worked.”

I hadn’t even heard about that story until you mentioned it here. That’s just terrible, and Williams’ comments are illustrative of the culture that puts transgender people at so much greater risk.

To many people we aren’t, and that’s part of the problem. If you don’t see us as ‘real’ then it becomes so much easier to abuse and murder us.

...holy fucking shit, you guys. O.o

It’s still in there, the pages are just stuck together.