I find it interesting that the people who sympathize with these "gay panic" assaults tend to be the ones most likely to tell women who complain about unwanted sexual attention to take it as a compliment…

Brandon Nowalk—for your short story reading plan, may I recommend Chekhov's "The Murder"? It is the only fiction he wrote which drew on his experiences inspecting the infamous penal colony on Sakhalin Island, and I find it very moving. The other short story I would suggest you check out is Charles Stross' "A Colder…