The killer bees are here, but because of the work of apiarists and agricultural regulations and inspections at the state level, we’ve prevented their spreading.

Yeah, my parents read that verse to me growing up, as a threat.

If that’s an option- if you get pregnant, and don’t have a way to abort, everyone will know, no matter how much you don’t say.

If you know you will be punished either way, you’d probably go for the lesser punishment, if that was an option.

Well, I’m not an athlete or a scientist. Someone with better knowledge of a specific sport would be the one to make more specific distinctions. I do think that those categories are good starting places for physically based skills.

Yep! I think you are right on with the weight/height categories.

I think the problem is more in how society labels people as either/or and divides us into groups based on that. There are plenty of naturally occurring examples, in both humans and other animals, that show it’s not a simple on/off switch when it comes to biological sex- it’s a sliding scale. We need a better way to…

Do I get to choose the tattoo artist? Because then I might go for it- good tattoos are expensive!

Ohioan here, too. I’ve been reading about his for a while now. It’s been weeks, at least, since residents started holding vigils for the women.

That’s not calling names. That’s stating a fact. I simply recognize that there is no communication possible between our positions and it is a waste of time for both of us to continue.

Ok, then you are transphobic and this conversation is done.

We (as a society) are not coding male/female correctly when it comes to bodies. We completely ignore factors other than penis/vagina when assigning these labels, and since these are the factors that influence how we are treated from birth, and which set of hormones we are hit with during puberty, we haven’t had a…

How bout we treat trans people as individuals instead of trying to categorize them into different subspecies?

I always start the instant I begin to relax, which is often at night, or after I have a beer, or on vacation. SO FRUSTRATING.

As far as the second question, I don’t have a good answer because I’m a cis woman and have not experienced ever not feeling that I am a female woman. However, from what I’ve heard, my experience differs from a trans person’s experience in that while I did not like the roles I was supposed to play in society, my…

Gender expression is useful because it doesn’t always match gender identity. That’s why they are listed separately. It is an important facet of how some people identify themselves- for example, a cis woman may label herself butch and dress in a way that is considered masculine. This does not make her less cis, but it…

Cutting someone’s hair against their will is making a point that you have control over their body, that they don’t have full physical autonomy. It is psychologically abusive and creepy.

He was no true dragon! lol

Hmm, I’d forgotten that. I think the second version is still plausible, with the added wight walker magic thrown in.

I think the book is going for a redemption arc for Theon, possibly the show too. He’s been turned into something pitiable and not a monster in and of himself. Also, I think he’d welcome the release of death at this point, and would kill himself if he wasn’t afraid of Ramsey catching him in the act and making him…