It’s a little more than “not exactly what happened.”

The Guardian spoke to Aislinn Pulley, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Chicago, who declined attending the gathering, saying it “would only serve to legitimize the false narrative that the government is working to end police brutality and the institutional racism that fuels it.”

Good thing, then, that the author is not behaving as if it’s simple: “I never once took that choice lightly. No regrets is not the same thing as no questions, or no struggles, or no mute minutes lost in thought . . .”

Thank you so much for sharing your story.

So you’re saying you made a well thought out, reasonable decision about your health and your body; the people responsible for it did not judge or subject you to their personal bias; and your supportive partner was there for you and cared for you before, during and after.

“He pushed the repeal of DADT through (thanks Clintons!)“

Not to detract from your general point, but this is a really bad understanding of the nature of presidencies. In 1992 Bill Clinton directly campaigned on totally ending the ban on gays in the military, along with a universal health care plan. When universal…

And for people who are too young, she faced a firestorm for having come out; people demanded she be fired, certain radio hosts called her “Ellen Degenerate” and considered themselves fiendishly clever, and she was basically shunned by craven networks who feared losing their audiences.

I get what he’s saying because Ellen was visible in a way no one in Hollywood had been up until that point. Still, as humble as he is, he’s been an amazing president for LGBT individuals (and the country at large, I think.) He pushed the repeal of DADT through (thanks Clintons!) and refused to defend DOMA (thanks…

I honestly think that the difference is that all of the examples you listed affect all sexes. Tampons will only ever be necessary to women, while every other medical or hygiene product (even if marketed to a specific gender) has utility for everyone. Yep, even condoms.

Generosity is really, really awesome, but the city of Detroit, and the state of Michigan by extension, should have never fucking let it get this bad. It shouldn’t be up to rich celebrities to provide basic public necessities.

Cool, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that we’re making these demands of the only serious female candidate and not making the same demands of any Republicans, or any other Democrats running for office anywhere. THAT is my point - not that this isn’t a good universal standard, but that it is ONLY the standard for her,…

What about the other candidates? Where is the pressure on them to release transcripts of every speech they’ve ever delivered in private?

The fact that people are trying to apply stricter rules to Clinton than any of the other candidates is deeply disturbing though. Like she said, if all the other candidates release the transcripts for all the speeches they’ve delivered at private events, she will too. It shouldn’t be any other way.

At this point I’m thinking Hillary is pretty much bullet proof. She’s faced more scrutiny and unfair characterizations of her no male politician has ever faced. She holds up. She’s a tough broad and it’s hard not to root for her because of what she has faced. Hillary can play the game with the best of them.

Really? A “pivotal importance”? To the Sanders campaign, maybe. Pretty disappointed that this absurd double-standard is only mentioned in the article as a Clinton campaign talking point. This is a standard that we have never held any politician to before.

And, OMG these people, if you are part of a couple and you book an aisle seat and a window seat in the hopes that no one takes the middle and then someone sits in the middle seat and you don’t offer to switch and instead hold whole conversations over middle’s head YOU ARE MONSTER PEOPLE.

Yes and afterwards, they play that parlor game, “Everyone who’s been elected President, take a step forward”. Not so fast, Jeb!

“What kind of things do you like me to do with you body?” Jeb said as I looked over the contract. “Do you like it when I keep it from healthcare?” Oh my. My inner goddess screams YES but I blush.

The number of times I’ve forgotten I had drugs on me and got through security easily and didnt remember until I was off the plane is somewhere between 5 and 10.

Even on my best days, I’m still like 1/1oth of the human being that she is. We don’t deserve her.