I knew someone who, many years ago, died in a tragic way that was sensationalized all over the internet. That week following her accident was... there aren’t words to explain how horrible people can be behind the safety of their keyboards. And I am so sorry you and the people who loved her are going through it.

It is sooooo messed up watching the tragedy of the Pulse shooting and now Colleen’s death get the full media treatment. I only knew her socially, but I admired that she built a career out of being herself and sharing her enthusiasm with everyone. She was loved by many and of all the things she’s written online, never…

well OBVIOUSLY worse for her. I can only hope she didn’t suffer too much or have time to feel much fear. But just hearing her friend talk about it...or the person she moved over for...I can’t imagine how helpless one would feel in that moment.

Thank you for being clear in what actually happened. I found out what happened early Saturday morning and the way the story is being covered by many outlets today is incredibly misleading and clearly click bait. I’ve always known I shouldn’t read comments but these articles have really brought that point home. I…

There is nothing wrong with dressing up in Canadian formal wear.

Here is your TMI: Vaginoplasties: Male-to-female construction of a vagina. Phalloplasties: Female-to-male construction of a phallus (penis). I can’t speak for vaginoplasty, but phalloplasty is a multi-stage surgery that results in a average-cis-sized penis (sometimes above-average). Most phalloplasties take nerve and…

If you got so drunk that a mugger noticed and decided to take advantage of that, a lawyer wouldn’t attempt to use your drunkenness to get the mugger off charges.

I wish I could star your response a dozen times.

Are women qualified to govern their preferences and behaviour? Absolutely. I never said or felt otherwise.

If you have to say “No, I’m not defending rapists,” then yes, you are probably a rape apologist.

Update: Serena and Venus just won the women’s doubles title as well. Their 6th at Wimbledon and Grand Slam 14th overall (tied for second most of all time).

Maybe because they’ve made it clear for almost a decade that they don’t do nuance and tend to shun them fancy book-learnin thangs? And that they also nominated Trump?

Because, Clam, they typically tend to demonstrate a complete lack of empathy, compassion, and introspection. You would know this if you followed politics even a bit.

Soooooo... this is his way of turning down the VP slot w/o saying it out loud?

Thank you for your good work. When I was an advocate a judge once yelled at me for getting my sobbing client a tissue and touching her on the back.

Exactly. You’d better be calm, collected, and have all your ducks in a row, or don’t even think about pressing charges against your abuser. That’s going to work out well.

Ugh, I remember this story and how furious I was about it. I’m ashamed to say I had forgotten about it. I am very glad to get an update that there were at least some consequences. But they aren’t nearly enough.

Good. I work in DV advocacy. DV is already way under-reported.

I think it’s more the quality of the song here than the fact that he wrote a heartbreak/revenge song, but maybe that’s just me.

Nanaimo bars. The treat I want but won’t ever make because I’d eat them all.