Do you really find Klobuchar’s appeal inexplicable? Putting aside that every candidate has flaws and shortcomings and Klobuchar was obviously no different...inexplicable? You can’t muster the energy to begin to credibly and fairly rationalize what it is about her, her personality, her performances in the final few…

They also include prominent elected officials like Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and most recently Pramila Jayapal; all women of color, not angry white leftist men behind computer screens. Where do they fit in the culture Sanders has permitted? Are they included, or deliberately…

I disagree. Their authorship, breadth of coverage, analysis, dedication to old-school on the ground reporting, remains class-leading. They may not get the oomph across in some stories, or not emphasize the points you think are most important, but I think their original reporting still sets a standard, and props up…

Aw crap, I wish I’d remembered to edit this!

Interestingly, I’m a dude and I had a male supervisor sexually harass me (not unwanted advance, but he made a joke about me being attracted to a female executive and when I took him aside and said joking like that made me uncomfortable he said, “what? I can’t joke with you?”) very early on in my corporate life and I…

This isn’t somebody who is charitably campaigning to improve postnatal care for women. She is someone with a product to sell. A reusable water bottle works really well. I am betting that nappies and ice packs are a whole lot cheaper and just as effective as the product she is offering.

thank you thank you for all of this very important information. this is why I struggle: I tested positive for the hsv-2 antibody in 2013 (a parting gift from my ex-spouse), but I have never had a major visible outbreak or any symptoms. however, I know that many people don’t have visible outbreaks right away. sometimes…

Maybe they need to do a series of folks who actually have the herp talking about our actual experiences. Because aside from the first couple outbreaks where my immune system was like WTF?? it’s genuinely not a big deal for me any more. The worst part is telling my partners and that’s gotten easier every time. 

Think there’s any chance this hero might ever get ungreyed? I’ve been commenting GOLD on this site for YEARS lol

“There is so much stigma around herpes....”

This is an interesting series, but I worry it doesn’t do much to destigmatize STIs like herpes. It kind of reads like a medical sheet.

Gather closely young ones and listen to your big sis about the herp.

“who was I going to report it to? Secretary Mattis? Really? All I was trying to do was just survive and not have my life ruined.”

A guy who has been accused of sexual assault will most certainly hang out and praise other men who have been accused of sexual assault.

“a white man with a heavy build, short dark colored hair and a receding hairline.”

Because they still need STD testing, may need hormone therapy. Transmen and gender non-binary people with uteruses can get pregnant, get cervical cancer, need mammograms, etc. Just like PP also serves cis-men for STD checks, prostate exams, etc. It is a no-brainer to use gender inclusive language for all people who…

Midwestern abortion care worker and former PP employee, here. The comment about “isolating people from the Midwest” is exactly the uninformed thing people from the coasts say about a huge and diverse area of the country that they know nothing about. Dr. Wen grew up and was educated on the West Coast and then worked in…

Right? Or that Midwesterners are incapable of grappling with changing language and coming to their own conclusions? The idea that we need to be handled w kid gloves is infuriating, especially as a repro rights employee who conducts training on talking about abortion.

Living in the Midwest, and being on the board of a reproductive health clinich that just renamed itself to be more inclusive and has begun offering hormone therapy I’d like to say that there are people who can’t handle trans-inclusive language everywhere across this country, not just in the Midwest.

Exactly. What does she mean by saying trans-inclusive language would “isolate people in the Midwest”? Does she think there are no trans people in the Midwest?