Yeah, religion has caused so much harm to women over the years. My first real live in girlfriend(I was in the closet for quite some time) had been put through multiple exorcisms growing up to try to vanquish the demons from her body.

Also, if everyone has gay sex, no one will have abortions. WHAT WILL THEY PROTEST THEN?!?

I came across this video last night on Facebook. It made me feel slightly better, then it stoked my fiery rage at the Catholic Church (which is the church I essentially grew up in).

That was a compelling piece, but sadly for me every time some poor soul gets saved Satan whispers in my ear that I must double down yet again on my sinning in order to restore the balance between good and evil. It’s fucking exhausting.

What we’re saying is God changes the heart.

Ugh this hits way too close to home. Being constantly told in childhood that you’ll go to hell and never see your family again after you die if you do anything on an arbitrary “bad list” can fuck you up so much. I’m 30 and still dealing with it.

It’s true. After Brexit was passed over here we’ve had hate crimes against minorities spike by a third,. I don’t think a lot of people who voted for it really understood it and are now experiencing buyer’s remorse. But for an unfortunate sub-section of the population they basically took it as a pass to be…

How many were sex workers I wonder

Conservatives are also known for higher levels of activity in the amygdala region of the brain, or the fear center. Just watching Fox News manipulate this part of the brain with their headlines is enough to almost do the same in myself.

Now take all that, and add a huge dose of propaganda via Fox News, right wing radio, et al.

I reason that this is Trump’s fault. Humans are great apes, and great apes are driven to follow a social hierarchy. It’s inborn: follow grayback, follow a dominant authoritarian - be it a god, a human in a fancy suit, or even a symbolic representation of such in the form of a flag. Whoever is the current grayback sets…

Yes and no.

In a more accepting climate, the rates of violence against queer people decreases. Whoever has the loudest voice will change the climate.

The current president - clearly the loudest voice in America right now -supports and encourages less acceptance of queer people.

I hate to say it but the first thing that popped into my head is Trump. I know this is not so simple and nothing in this article points to that, but that was my gut, knee jerk reaction.

Yes, the gaslighting. They are saying outright that the gaslighting is what has fucked them up, even more than the physical abuse. It’s so heartbreaking to read these statements but they are so important and I’m so glad the judge is allowing all of them.

Agree with everything you said. Especially the amount of shit they’ve had to endure to get here. You can hear it in their statements: they are furious for how he abused them, how many adults didn’t protect them, everything he stole from them, how many girls he abused, and for how this justice he’s getting now won’t be…

Yes, he deserves to rot in prison forever. But we cannot forget that he is just ONE piece of this. Michigan State received and ignored multiple complaints. They allowed a pathetic attempt at a botched investigation to end with no follow up. USA Gymnastics also ignored several allegations. USOC showed little care or…

I can accept a reality where someone like Nassar exists. That an individual might be so deranged or downright evil to commit these acts, it is appealing but not beyond belief.

Sorry to break the bad news to you, but if you’re expecting accountability and responsibility from Rick fucking Snyder, you’re going to be deeply disappointed.

Of all the harassment stories that have surfaced in the last few months, this case is, in my opinion, easily the most sickening. It makes me choke up when I read about how manipulative this fucking skid mark was, and is still trying to be. It’s not just the abuse itself that is horrific. It’s the gaslighting.