I'm so glad this is here. There is such a complex relationship between our identities and our sexual proclivities; it's worth exploring and talking about, especially in a world where one of the best-known kink advocates, Mistress Matisse, blithely dismissed a Black caller's concerns about slave play with a lengthy…

They give people in trouble special favors for engaging in Christian practices. While I'd rather we eradicate such religion-favoring, at least they're being more consistent now that New Age/pseudo-Hinduism counts.

Assholes brag more about their "conquests," and they also lie because, you know, they aren't good people.

And where exactly in this study does it say that women need for their faces to be "spackled"? There's a difference between "I look like I haven't slept since the Bush administration if I don't apply a subtle amount of light-colored eye shadow to the inner corners of my eyes, mascara to my top lashes, and navy liner…

What exactly is "negative", here? I'm honestly confused.

It's likely that they're not moving into separate households, but in with relatives, thus saving a lot of money on rent and enabling more in the way of family structure (i.e. having family members around to help with childcare).

Actually, the sock thing is a poor example of how expectations between a mosque and a Buddhist temple are different. You should probably wear nice socks to a mosque, too, since you have to take off your shoes at a lot of them (at least to go into the main prayer room area).

I second both the coppper IUD and Lifestyle Skyns recommendations. FYI: Skyns come in large now, which I carry around in case a partner complains about the original Skyns' fit. Durex also makes a polyisoprene (i.e. synthetic latex, which doesn't cause as much in the way of reactions as natural rubber lated) condom…

You're a perfect candidate, actually, especially for the copper IUD (Paraguard). With it, your fertility basically is back as soon as it is removed. It's good for 10 years, so it's also a good option for long-term BC.

I don't know where you live, but here in California, I was able to get an IUD for free at Planned Parenthood (I ended up donating to them, but not nearly as much as it would cost, and I know it).

I know a lot of trans* folk. All of them knew what they were, on a basic level, before puberty.

My old high school did that, too. The kicker? About half of my high school's student body is (and has been for years) comprised of Asian students, enough of whom love musical theater that they could have picked someone who wasn't white.

It can be incredibly tough to be part of a truly stigmatized minority. When I was a veiled Muslim girl and I'd hear about a terrorist attack, the first thing I thought was "sadface" and the close second was "I hope it's not a Muslim or shit's going to be terrible again."

Too bad it killed my nails d: I did it once and my nails were weak afterwards for a while.

He did end up dumping me.

I once went to buy a car at a dealership, accompanied by my then-boyfriend. I told the salesperson my budget and my requirements. She kept showing me cars that were either out my price range or didn't fit my standards. My annoyance grew but I kept my cool until she took us to a little black car and said to him, "oh,…

Not necessarily. My friend is a trained make-up artist and she knows how to differentiate between glam looks and everyday looks.

Out with dinner with my BF, I paid and then tried to figure out the tip. I thought aloud that the service was good and that I should tip well. He laughed and said that it wasn't with a knowing glint in his eye.

You *think* he loves you more than you love him, and then you realize that it's because he has an inaccurate and stupidly rosy version of who you are and what you represent for him and his future in his head. Either you play along until he sees through the ruse, or you try to make him realize that the pedestal is…

Exactly. Just because he isn't, though, it doesn't mean that no one is. What silliness.