Completely agree with you. I may not personally feel comfortable in just leggings, but I don't see any reason why they're not pants.

I really appreciate the perspective, the resources, and the solidarity! It can definitely be challenging to realize the barriers and prejudice that exist even within our own feminist communities. I take hope from the way that feminism has grown and expanded over the years to be more and more inclusive of the…

Urk urk urk urrrrk. Can the gifs make the gross go away?

Well, I don't know about the global matriarchy, male subservience bit... I cling to the hope that those only exist in Hark! a Vagrant comics. But the trans exclusionary part is all too real...

There really isn't an ideologically consistent way of handling things. Not to mention that the implications are incredibly invasive and oppressive! It's a frustrating situation, because otherwise I really do love the organization in a lot of ways.

I've been embarrassed by how strong the temptation is to fall back into non-apologies when called out on something. I really appreciate articles like this—it makes it easier to recognize when I'm issuing a pathetic passive-aggressive non-apology!

Good point. I was overly vague because of my paranoia about revealing identity, but I suppose that's a little silly.

I work at a women's shelter that limits some cores services to women who are "born female" (gag). I think that if I fought hard enough, I could get that policy overturned—it's just completely…

Very glad for this article, thank you.

Especially relevant as it directly mentions Vancouver Rape Relief, the organization that trained some of my coworkers. Uck.

This is incredibly helpful, thank you. I think I just needed some outside support, really.

My strategy so far has been to try to use the organization's own values, mandate, etc, to show how the transphobic policies are inconsistent with everything else the organization purports to believe in. I think people are coming…

You're amazing for taking this on, thank you!

My question is about being a cisgendered trans* ally. I work in a feminist environment, for an organization that, in a lot of ways, I love. But our policies are explicitly transphobic, and some of my coworkers hold deeply transphobic beliefs. I've been trying to work…

You're right, it is a smart thing to capitalize on the Twilight boom, and I suppose I (grudgingly...) can get behind it if it means youth are reading good literature. But still, glorifying that "romance" is terrifying to me. Heathcliff is so violent, obsessive, and dysfunctional. Actually, now that I'm typing it, that…

That sounds like a glorious combination. I've been pushing my parents to adopt a rescue (that's what I did with my lovely lab-mix), but my dad's an avid hunter so tends to buy from reputable breeders of hunting-stock labs. Still, as my parents age I think they'll become more amenable to all the lovely, beautiful mutts…

Quite rural—lots of woods, no real fields. I mostly run him off leash on a series of trails in the woods, where we rarely encounter people/dogs. But there's always the occasional run-in where he's a little over-enthusiastic (to the point of being rude).

The censor-bar in ad #2 is so hilarious. It manages to censor a long, un-scandalous swath of her chest, while blocking out neither of her nipples.

They are so lovely. I'm trying to convince my parents to get one, but they are obsessively loyal to the Retriever breeds.

good answer.

I don't think it matters. People in the so-called-"developed" (heavy scare quotes) world have a lot of privileges; it still seems fundamentally wrong to legally deny a particular group of people the same privilege that others receive.

Aww, what a gorgeous big guy you have!

Aww, I love Rotties! It makes me sad that they're on the "dangerous breeds" list.

What wonderful, helpful options! Thank you! Unfortunately I'm in a rural(ish) area so there are no dog parks, but using a school as a dog run is a brilliant idea. We do do a lot of training with him, which is definitely helpful—he gets worn out way quicker if he's thinking and exercising than he does when just…