http://www.wnba.com/pride/ for example. They had a pride game in June here in Seattle.

I kept my last name. I’m a Jen who grew up in the 80s (as most Jens did.) I’ve been called by my last name for a good chunk of my life to separate me from all the other Jens. Also, my last name is a fairly uncommon Polish name and is pretty closely tied to my identity. By uncommon, I mean there are a few dozen of us…

I grew up across the street from a pair of identical twin boys. Their mom couldn’t decide which one to name after the father. She decided to do both, so her husband was John and her sons were John and John. One of them got expelled from high school for having a gun in his backpack, if you want to know what type of…