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Posted on January 24, 2018 October 9, 2018

Yes, We’re Giving Sperm Donors Too Much Credit

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Parenting, pregnancy, queer, society-politics, sperm-donor

I worry that there is an overabundance of focus on sperm donation to queer parents, and not enough on the folks raising the children. Read more

Posted on January 24, 2018 October 9, 2018

Forget Atticus: Why We Should Stop Teaching ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

Will Menarndt
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Will Menarndt
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arts-creators, Education, harper-lee, racism, to-kill-a-mockingbird

What we see today among white liberals is a mimicry of Atticus Finch’s exact posture and message. Read more

Posted on January 23, 2018 July 26, 2018

Bad Advice On Grammar-Policing Gender-Neutral Pronouns

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The Bad Advisor
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Wit+Whimsy
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Bad Advice, Gender Pronouns, humor

Which do you prioritize? Living, breathing people — members of a systemically and institutionally marginalized minority — or a theoretical concept? Read more

Posted on January 19, 2018 September 10, 2018

Whisper Networks Are Flawed — But Not Because Of How They Affect The Accused

Siobhan Oleary
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Siobhan Oleary
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Society+Politics
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metoo, sexual assault, Whisper Networks

No, whisper networks are not a ‘witch hunt.’ But they’re also not above reproach. Read more

Posted on January 18, 2018 July 25, 2018

How Can We Teach Consent If We Don’t Teach About Pleasure?

Andrea Barrica
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Andrea Barrica
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consent, metoo, Pleasure, sex

Let 2018 be the year we demand more than freedom from sexual harassment and abuse. This year, it’s time we demand pleasure. Read more

Posted on January 17, 2018 September 5, 2018

The Ravages Of American Poverty

Katie Tandy
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Katie Tandy
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poetry, Poverty, prose, writing

July Westhale’s new book of poetry, ‘Trailer Trash,’ reminds us never to be ashamed of where we come from, even if it almost kills us. Read more

Posted on January 17, 2018 July 26, 2018

To Raise A Feminist Son, Talk To Him About Aziz Ansari

Sonora Jha
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Sonora Jha
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Society+Politics
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Aziz Ansari, metoo, Parenting, rape culture

What my son must know is that none of this is as difficult as the men around him might be saying it is. Read more

Posted on January 16, 2018 August 3, 2018

Bad Advice On Family-Destroying Cat Worship

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The Bad Advisor
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Bad Advice, Bad Advisor, humor

Nothing has the potential to traumatize cats like being left alone, away from unfamiliar other cats, for a few hours in their own homes where they always live. Read more

Posted on January 14, 2018 October 27, 2018

Making Our Movements Stronger By Resisting Antisemitism

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The Establishment
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Activism, anti-semitism, jewish, politics, racial-justice

Antisemitism is bad for non-Jews working to get free as well as for Jews. Read more

Posted on January 12, 2018 August 3, 2018

Ex Domme Revolutionizes Sex Toys, Stigma, And Everything Else In Between (The Sheets)

Suzannah Weiss
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Suzannah Weiss
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Sex Toys, Sexuality

‘Working as a domme isn’t really about how to crack a whip. It‘s how to use the power you already have and put it into your everyday sexual life.’ Read more

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