You are running into the most basic problem with the two-party system: all they have to do to earn the LGBT vote is be *less* awful for the cause than the other guy. What are you gonna do, vote for one of the Republicans who are forced to pander to the religious zealots and bigots?

The "Not Rape" titty shot is classy and does not scream "I am desperate for attention" at all.

I'm pretty sure I've told this story on Jez before but it bears repeating. This woman was certainly not the worst flatmate I've ever had (actually she was a sweetheart) but she was by far the most unusual. She didn't speak a lot of English, so the week I went home to visit my mum I took great pains to explain to her…

Can I get a copy of the latest agenda, Kat? I can't even remember all the things we're queerifying. Are we still using the Teletubbies? Am I supposed to be forcibly gay-marrying a priest next weekend, or is it my week to corrupt America's Youth by being cool to my son's Little League team?

"Au Jus guy" reminds me of when I worked at Arby's as a teenager.

Every Wednesday we'd have an old couple come into the deli. The older woman would always order soup, and it would have to be absolutely scalding hot for her to accept it. She would take a sip from the spoon, think about it a second, grab a napkin, wipe her face, and clean off the spoon.

He's not wrong, but he IS an asshole. The show is about a WOMEN'S PRISON, is it not? I mean... of course there are no men in a women's prison. IT'S A WOMEN'S PRISON. And it's not like they arbitrarily chose to only show women, or chose a women's prison specifically— it's based on a book that are about a female…

This would be my sister's story... I should send her over here because I swear she must have a dozen books worth of restaurant stories.

Hey, man. I went to those public schools in DC, and I'm pretty sure most of us could find India on a map. Hell, I had three classmates who were named India.

When I picked back up and explained to her that she had eaten the ice pack but good news, it's non-toxic, she yelled at me for putting her on hold, because she is very busy and doesn't have time to wait on hold. Busy eating ice packs, I guess."

Yeah. I love my mom, but she wasn't the most sensitive lady. The first time I went bra shopping with her she went barreling through the department store lingerie section declaring to the sales lady that she was looking for a "BAZONGA HOLDER" for her first daughter.

My first time wasn't really gross - it was more embarrassing and kinda funny than anything else. My mom was out of town on a business trip so I had to deal with it all myself. Which was totally fine with me because I was a late bloomer and was actually excited to finally join club menses along with all my friends who…

Well, as I've written about before, in our desire to help people who are non-binary, we need to be careful not to hurt binary folks. Now, I've often heard the idea of "binary privilege," and to some degree, I think it's accurate. However, in the case of gender markers for binary individuals, I think a lot of the…

So are you opposed to all advertising in general? If that's the case, cool, but taking it out here is sort of an inappropriate platform; it is nice that people who don't usually get included are being included, and since the entire nature of advertising probably isn't gonna change, why not just enjoy that? (It does…

There's a woman in England who married a fence and cheated on it with the Berlin wall... as far as I can tell that has far fewer negative consequences than some straight marriages with their emotional baggage, domestic violence or plain old dysfunction. A dog is different. While a wall can't consent, neither it nor…

Back in the early 90s, I worked at a sea-side resort that served a buffet breakfast - but still had wait-staff to bring beverages, clear plates, etc. There was a fellow waiter by the name of Ian - an exact replica of the Irishman from "Braveheart", brogue, beard, and all. During one week, there was a slovenly,…

I have to agree. It's kind of like saying that you shouldn't keep a fire extinguisher in the house because, in perfect circumstances, you'll never have a fire.

If you'll allow me one more response, I think the answer you are looking for is that, while we know a good amount about the age of the earth and Christians, for example, aren't privy to any special knowledge in that regards, we don't know much about the human brain and individual people do have special knowledge about…

Hearing there are queer characters that aren't horribly written. Gay/bi guys? Ooh. Lesbian/bi women? Yes please! Trans people? Give it to me!

He was sick. I think these men are sick. That doesn't make their misogyny disappear in a puff of sparkles and unicorn farts. They're dangerous misogynists and that does not just spring, fully formed, from the chasm. It comes from the culture around them.