Ugh. This is pretty much exactly what happened to my cousin.

Can't say she was really using good judgment in getting sperm from an ex boyfriend.

Sounds like it. Sounds like he got away with being a total shit towards the female co-workers. It pisses me off that there are people defending his behavior because of his bi-polar illness, I know people that are bi-polar and they have never groped anyone.

I think that being bipolar, being in a manic state with psychotic symptoms, and having reality testing issues does diminish your capacity to some extent. It doesn't make what he did any less serious, any less despicable, or any less of a crime. The question of whether he did it as a result of suffering from a mental…

For the queerer women who want to start getting into F/F romance novels I would say "Jericho" by Ann Mcman is a really sweet modern romance. Even after the amount of romance books I have read it is still my favourite. A gentle slow but steady going romance/coming out/slice of life tale in a small Virginia town.

Absolutely Courtney Milan - The Countess Conspiracy is brilliant!

I love Courtney Milan's female main characters! They've always got too much backbone to not find their happily ever after.

That officer should be fired, or at least severely disciplined. A big part of your job as a police officer is to de-escalate situations. You shouldn't escalate the smallest of situations into a full blown confrontation. If a police officer is slamming someone to the ground as a result of a jaywalking stop, the…

I kept reading Oz's comments and thinking, believe it or not, of Richard Simmons. No matter how many jokes are made about the guy, no matter what a weirdo he has been/has become (I know he's said and done some pretty offensive things in the recent past), he stuck to a message of loving yourself and not letting people…

I don't know about the specifics of the involvement with the women that came forward and filed lawsuits, but I work in the fashion industry in Los Angeles, and Dov Chaney has had a reputation in the industry as a creep since at least 2001. That goes back 13 years when the company was strictly wholesale, long before…

I write strong female lead characters and it's hard as hell to get sales. You want a strong superhero? My series "Blaze of Glory" with Samhain Publishing. http://amzn.to/1lQd9Y8

When all the catholic girls in my hometown were getting purity rings, I sort of found myself wanting one. I was (am?) pretty materialistic although in the purity regards I suppose I'm "morally casual". Anyways, my dad bought me a ring and said "this ring should remind you that you're allowed to do whatever you feel…

Bravo!

It's stories like this that confirm that never playing League of Legends or any similar game is about the best decision I've ever made as a gamer.

Or, you know, just ditched the ugly bouquet and just carried the little bastard.

Neither is this :

Honestly, I think the latest, "No, really! I'm totally a spy! An international man of mystery!" salvo is a desperate attempt to get out of Russia (by making himself appear useful to someone, anyone else). Unless something's changed, my recollection was that he was given limited asylum there, namely that he had to…

I know it's heartless, but ... good.
Honestly, I feel bad for all these dogs that are clearly misused or untrained or abused, but regardless of what got them to the point of vicious, once vicious they need to be put down.

The fuck? I don't understand still having mom do your laundry, even in high school. I live with my parents because I'm majorly underemployed in these glorious postgrad years, but I cook for myself when I need to and have always done my own laundry.

Actually, there is dynamically MORE disparity in terms of mature and informed consent between a 17 year old and a 24 year old than there is between a 24 year old and a 35 year old. This debate always emerges on Jez every time there's an article like this. The reality is that the human brain has not finished fully…