Woot!

Haha. This made my night. And it's about the closest I'll ever get to actual mommy-jacking, and thank god for that, because if I had as many kids as I have .docs, the world would be in trouble. Good luck with your thesis! What's it on?

Actually, not everything is built for speed these days! Cruisers seem to be coming back in style (though that just means they're expensive). The Netherlands is known for everyone biking around on 3-speed utility bikes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_bicycle. One of my bikes is an '85 steel frame Raleigh…

No, there's nothing wrong with being risk averse. There is also nothing wrong with not wanting to bike, or not wanting to use particular styles of bikes/skates/whatever that are uncomfortable, unpleasant, or otherwise don't serve your needs.

Grandfathered in refers to the plan's history, not your history with the plan. So if it's through your employer, for example, and the plan has had no significant changes made to it since 2010 or whenever the grandfathering date was, it may be grandfathered in. Here's more information:…

The pencil one is funny, but I'm going to let off a little steam about dudes writing about how to ride bikes. There's actually a huge gender gap in rates of bicycling, persistent across all cities in the United States. Bicycling infrastructure is planned by a bunch of male planners and male traffic engineers, with…

Thanks for this link. That's really disappointing that they're not covered - just because (male) condoms are literally designed to be worn by men doesn't preclude them from being an important part of any woman's sexual health toolbox.

Wait, Magic Birth Control day includes CONDOMS? Really? I wasn't aware of that, but I'm super excited (maybe). How do you get these free (okay, not free, but covered-by-insurance) condoms? And is there any hope that the free/included ones will come with any sort of variety?

I don't think this is too "WHAT ABOUT THE MENZ". Men do need to have these conversations, and this is a huge opportunity for men dedicated to ending rape to make a difference. While it would be wonderful if all men just listened when women talked about their experiences of male privilege and sexual assault, we're…

I agree with your point about the "power" narrative being too abstract to explain to people at risk of committing rape. When I first read that quote about rape, power, and sex, I was frustrated because, well, rape is absolutely always about power in some way or another. It can be an overt quest for power, such as in…

Okay, that's a great idea. It would totally de-stigmatize getting tested if tons of students were doing it just for extra credit (or free food or some other incentive).

The student health center at a large university tried to talk my ex out of getting tested. He eventually had to tell them I had studied abroad in a developing country with a high rate of HIV infection to get them to do it. He didn't tell them that that that was years ago, I didn't sleep with anyone or get a blood…

Oh, but not just any empirical evidence. It must be certifiably collected, analyzed, and reported by a white male. If my ladybrainz tried to provide evidence, I'm not "objective" enough to do a good job of it.

1. Thank you for this reminder why I should not just eat cheese for every meal. You'd think people would grow out of that desire, but no.

Yep, thanks for pointing this out. I think I saw this comment yesterday after commenting here. It's definitely great news, though I don't think it will stop MRA's whining about how everything is so unfair.

Yeah, I think I saw that one after posting my comment. It's great news!

But then, who would the urinal? I'm guessing it's whoever would be cleaning up the pee and whoever already cleans the toilet, and I'm guessing that isn't you.

Could you share your sources? I'm excited to hear things have changed/are changing, and hopefully these frustrating derailments like Lord Mewington's will go away.

It frustrates me to no end. Custody *is* a serious issue and a great example of how the patriarchy hurts everybody. I don't think it's fair that decent fathers have to fight in a court system that by default assumes mother knows best, and I want to change that. It is something we need to resolve. But why bring it…

Feminism 101: IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU!!