Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable prose and the claustrophobia of post-WWI middle class life, the themes of repressed sexuality, mental illness and class division didn’t fully resonate with me until a second or third reading, and quite a few dinner parties ...
It needs to get better right now. So says Rick Mercer in his latest trademark video rant. In it Mercer, a popular Canadian political satirist and TV personality, talks about how insufficient the “It gets better” message is for gay teens. Mercer recorded this video in response to the recent suicide of 15-year old Jamie ...
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend agreed to a three-way for my birthday. She said yes, but then listed a bunch of other men she would like to have a three-way with. Does she think I’m gay? Is she serious or is she just messing with me? Birthday Boy Dear Birthday Boy, You’re kidding right? Why ...
A new study finds that more than half of women experience feelings of attraction towards other women at some point in their lives. Researchers at Boise State University (BSU) polled a group of 484 heterosexual women and found that a whopping 60 percent of those polled were sexually attracted to other women. On top of this, 45 ...
It’s Spirit Day today, a day to show support for LGBT young people by wearing purple and speaking out against bullying. We may think that the fight has been won, with so many stories about legalizing gay marriage and gay rights in the news, but as recently as this past weekend yet another gay teenager ...
Great things are afoot. The Presbyterian Church ordained its first openly gay minister in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday. The 56-year-old man, Scott Anderson, became Minister of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and was met not by sneers and disgust, but cheers and excitement. And for the religious community, you must admit, that is pretty awesome. Anderson ...
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans who want to work for the military no longer have to hide who they are. The rule of “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was lifted today after years of hard work and campaigning by the LGBT community. This is great news and hopefully will mean a more inclusive and ...
Last week my roommate went out for dinner with her lesbian feminist activist friends. They began quizzing her about my sexual persuasion. She insisted I am straight but they wouldn’t hear a bar of it, suggesting I was probably a lesbian and just didn’t know it yet. I know it’s wrong, but the fact that ...
When students are filling out their admissions applications for college, I imagine one of their first thoughts is, “Will I get in?” But while some students dread the letter that tells them whether they will be accepted or not, others may feel anxious over whether or not they’ll be accepted by their peers based on ...
Today the Australian LGBT community is rejoicing! The country’s first gay, lesbian and bisexual retirement village has just been given the official go-ahead. The complex’s developer, Peter Dickson, said the 120-unit estate would be a “haven” for older LGBT people. Apparently he’s already been contacted by more than 200 potential buyers from all over the ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
