Reclaim cunt. Cunt is, etymologically speaking, the only word that describes the female genitalia as an entity its own right, as opposed to the scabbard to a sword. Cunt was an ancient word of supreme power and respect and bodily autonomy until the patriarchal agenda, seeking to establish and protect primogeniture…

Thanks for articulating this in a way I couldn’t. Super cool to be felt like an outsider all of your life in the straight world, but even cooler to enter the gay community and then be derided because you’re not the “right type of gay”.

Peck’s column popped up in my newsfeed on Saturday and I read it all the way through. Within its text, one thing became clear to me (me: a 57 year old gay man who went through the early 90s in NY and LA - and all that meant, too): Peck is stuck in a time and place and suffering from arrested development. I’d wager…

All of this.

Well this gay man found parts of the article to be quite homophobic. Calling a gay man “Mary” in an attempt to degrade and belittle him is pretty textbook homophobia.

The whole U.S. insurance model is to deny coverage, and only cover either common, well-documented type problems, or to only offer to cover something after repeated appeals.

Embarrassment, lack of insurance, unable to get a referral to a dermatologist, being told that there’s nothing to be done by a GP.

My father was adopted, so I did an Ancestry DNA test to get a clearer understanding of my actual ethnic background in comparison to the one (Czech) that my dad embraced on the paternal side of my grandparents.

The results wound up revealing strong corroboration of a rumor long circulated on my mother’s side of the…

All I can say to this is that my grandfather retired at an age that was considered absurdly young at the time. He had a whole second career as an artist, none of it was for money, all for love. If you can, embrace it and be open to anything else that comes along and catches your attention. Panama and Peru sound…

Hey kitty cats! What’s going on? I made some big decisions as of late and of course I am going to share them with my Saturday night friend group (that would be y’all!). So I’ve been wanting to move abroad after I retire for many, many years. I was not prepared to retire immediately, because I’m kind of younger than…

Your dad might surprise you. I lost my mom nearly three years ago now and my dad has built up a more fulfilling network of friends and activities than I have. I would suggest doing your best to encourage him in these really early months to do things, remind him of interests, and have open and honest conversations (or…

What, again? The old show staring Peter Davison was produced starting in 1978 and ended in 1990 with 7 seasons (see IMDb). I loved the books and enjoyed the show very much. That actor who plays James, Peter Davison went on to become one of the Doctors in the old version of Doctor Who. It’s interesting how he had…

Remind me again how many years the CPD literally obstructed and covered-up the shooting of Laquan McDonald again.

That Chicago is spending so much money to prosecute a minor crime given their resistance to doing absolutely anything about police brutality - which produces actual victims - is pretty gross.

Vermonter here. Bernie is a horrible senator. His stints as mayor and in the House were great; he cut through a lot and focused on what the common folk needed and was a true independent. In the Senate: Nothing. I went to his webpage a few years ago and the big accomplishment he touted was from 1994. He keeps bringing…

She also actually does work as a senator.

This is false. Under is plan around 600 vacant and abandoned houses were demolished and around 400 houses were repaired. No resident of these neighborhoods were pushed out of their houses. Homes are very affordable in South Bend. Too affordable even ($30,000 -$40,000 for some and mansions cost like $80,000). Banks…

Yeah, I’m glad the authors haven’t had that experience, but it HAPPENS. And it happens a lot unfortunately.

As a woman who’s been plus-sized for the last 20 years or so, that catcalling moment seemed pretty spot on to me. I lived in Brooklyn for 13 years, and lost track of my catcalling/fatshaming moments on the street. Most vivid: I had a car of teens make mooing sounds at me as I jogged past them. I was actually feeling…

That’s great that all of you somehow had access to radical ideas of fat acceptance, but this isn’t true for most of us.

This show would be played in other countries where fat acceptance is not as well known. In many places, fat acceptance simply is not a thing; to be fat is not only to fail yourself, but your family,…