Here's just one example of how it comes up in context: I used to work at a firm that held a lot of diversity events for its attorneys that anyone was welcome to attend. Some of these were LGBT events. I would always go to these events and invite straight friends to attend as allies. No allies ever attended. The…

It's one facet of my identity, and one I shouldn't have to hide. I'm glad you're comfortable with the assumptions people make about you and your lifestyle. Personally, I am quite uncomfortable with what people assume about me because of my marriage and the way I dress, and the things they say based on those…

Not one but two of the four Brooklyn chefs I know have been sent to prison for stone cold stabbing a dude. Separate incidents. Even for Brooklyn that seems like a high average.

As others have rightly pointed out, it's an identity issue. As a bisexual woman who is married to a man, I can tell you people act like I am telling them something gross or overly personal about my sex life whenever my orientation comes up. Even if we're at an LGBT event. I'm not - I'm telling you who I am.

Apologies if this has already been mentioned in one of the super-long threads, but you can teach yourself to like foods. It typically takes 10-15 exposures to start changing your tastes. I think one of the Gawker-related sites had an article on it not too long ago. I read about this in college and decided that I…

I suspect that this is a regular portion of cheesecake for ol' Donkey Sauce. I further suspect that it's tipped on its side and named the "Cheesecake Challenge" to make you feel better about consuming half a cheesecake by yourself. It's not quite big enough to be a real food challenge, Man vs. Food style. The…