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Posted on June 27, 2017 August 17, 2018

Bad Advice On Calling Women ‘The Mrs.’

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Written by
The Bad Advisor
Posted in
Wit+Whimsy
Tagged
Bad Advice, Bad Advisor, humor

It is a sorry thing that this young bride continues to entertain fantasies about self-determination. Read more

Posted on June 26, 2017 September 7, 2018

Why Are People Into Gang Bang Porn?!

Tina Horn
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Tina Horn
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
podcast, Pornography, Sexuality

Seeing a woman accept all that stimulation, all that flesh, fills me with arousing wonder. Read more

Posted on June 25, 2017 September 12, 2018

Let’s Go Ahead And Delete Sex Identity From Birth Certificates

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The Establishment
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Brain+Body
Tagged
gender, lgbtq, sex-identity, society-politics, Transgender

To protect the right of gender self-determination, we should remove sex markers from birth certificates before they become the basis for discrimination. Read more

Posted on June 24, 2017 September 7, 2018

There Are Real Paid Protesters, But They’re All Right Wingers

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The Establishment
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gop, julius-caesar, paid-protestor, Protest, society-politics

The right has neglected to mention that ‘paid protesters’ are part of the right-wing apparatus. Read more

Posted on June 23, 2017 September 12, 2018

I Keep My Desire Everywhere But Out In The Open

Katie Tandy
Written by
Katie Tandy
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons, members-only
Tagged
lust-liaisons, monogamy, sex, sex-beasts, Sexuality

I’d like to be more truthful; I’d like to tell you a secret. I want to fling myself into some shadowy places for a while. Read more

Posted on June 23, 2017 September 27, 2018

How Can The Queerest Generation (Ever) Still Believe In Gender Roles?

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Written by
Tori Truscheit
Posted in
Brain+Body, Society+Politics
Tagged
gender, lgbtq, queer, society-politics, Transgender

The gay marriage movement brought about massive cultural change, but did very little to change straight people’s perspectives on gender. Read more

Posted on June 21, 2017 February 18, 2019

What Trumpian ‘Law And Order’ Means For White Supremacy

Tauriq Moosa
Written by
Tauriq Moosa
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
apartheid, justice, law-and-order, trump

There’s a long and ugly history of ‘law and order’ being wielded to maintain dangerous power structures. Read more

Posted on June 17, 2017 July 20, 2018

Don’t Judge My Estrangement From Family — It Saved My Life

Jennifer Neal
Written by
Jennifer Neal
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Estrangement, family

When it comes to understanding the deeply personal pain of being estranged from family members, the stigma is as severe as public knowledge is shallow. Read more

Posted on June 17, 2017 February 15, 2019

Don’t Judge My Estrangement From Family — It Saved My Life

Jennifer Neal
Written by
Jennifer Neal
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Estrangement, family, judgement, Mental Health, stigma

When it comes to understanding the deeply personal pain of being estranged from family members, the stigma is as severe as public knowledge is shallow. Read more

Posted on June 5, 2017 August 24, 2018

How To Talk To Your White Best Friend About Racism

Dakota Kim
Written by
Dakota Kim
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Friendship, Intersectional Feminism, race

It’s better to have extremely difficult talks in a real friendship than to ignore the issues and pretend they don’t exist. Read more

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