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Molecular Parenting
By Stewart WallaceFebruary 29, 2012
This is the second installment in a series on gay dads, surrogacy, and a new definition of extended family. Read the first installment by Jacob Drill, Bragging Rights. Max is my biological son. I know what you’re thinking. Whoa...wtf?! I thought Max was Jacob's (my husband’s) biological son! But wait, don’t faint just yet. Max is also Jacob's biological son, and Jacob would ...Posted in Family, Fathers, LGBT, nfti-home | (0) Comments »
My Internet Boyfriend And The Warning Signs Of Abuse
By Ozy FrantzFebruary 29, 2012
The warning signs of emotional abuse aren't always as apparent as you might think. Ozy Frantz found this out during a long-distance relationship with an Internet boyfriend. My name is Ozy Frantz, and I am one of the estimated 48% of men and women who has experienced emotional abuse from a romantic partner. Let me be clear: I’m not trying to appropriate the experiences of people who have...Posted in Dating, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Sexual Violence | (9) Comments »
Bad With Men: Where I Was When Obama Was Elected
By Dana NorrisFebruary 28, 2012
Dana Norris went on 71 Internet dates in the space of two years. This is date no. 3. (We posted the first date here and the second date here.) Keith is the first man I email through a dating website. It’s Match.com and the picture on his web profile is out of focus. But he seems nice—a young, lean man standing in front of a wall of what appears to be… brown paper? I write hi...Posted in Culture and Politics, Dating, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Politics, Sex and Relationships | (1) Comments »
Myths Of Male Weakness And The Three Date Rule
By Hugo SchwyzerFebruary 28, 2012
We baby men. For all the very real progress we’ve made in recent years in breaking free of unhappy sexual stereotypes, one tired old trope has proved remarkably durable: the idea that straight men are utterly petrified of commitment. Never mind the truth that there are plenty of guys who would like to “settle down,” and plenty of women who’d be more than happy to avoid a...Posted in Dating, Hugo, Manhood, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (4) Comments »
My Big Fat Surprisingly Traditional Gay Wedding
By Lindsay MillerFebruary 27, 2012
The venue is set, the invitations are ordered, and I finally found the right shoes. I'm just a few months away from the pretty-princess wedding that every little girl dreams about, with visions of centerpieces and tuxedo strawberries dancing in my head, and the fact that the person I'm marrying turned out to be a woman has done little to derail the unstoppable It's My Special Day Train. When m...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (2) Comments »
The Unreal Power Of Pretty
By Autumn Whitefield-MadranoFebruary 27, 2012
"The apartment is yours," says the man who would become my landlord. "On one condition—that you call me before you go sunbathing in your bikini so I can come over and watch." He's got mottled skin and moves in this way that makes it clear that he's in an old man's pain, but he's got boyish features and occasionally wears overalls, giving him this bizarro-world Peter Pan schtick. His tire...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (2) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffFebruary 24, 2012
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. As Virginia Ultrasound Rule Fails, Is GOP Seeing Reproductive Rights Backlash? by Michelle Goldberg of The Daily Beast says Gov. Bob McDonnell balked at an ultrasound law, and a personhood bill fell with it. Are Republicans finally noticing that their crusade against reproductive rights i...Posted in Academics, Culture and Politics, Fathers, LGBT, Marriage, Mothers, nfti-home, Politics, Singledom | (0) Comments »
I'm Not Babysitting: Assumptions Of An At-Home Dad
By Al WattsFebruary 23, 2012
In nine years as an at-home dad, I have taken my kids to countless grocery stores, hardware stores, doctor’s appointments (mine and theirs), banks, playgrounds, museums, and post offices, all during normal working hours. I often hear, “So it’s daddy’s day! How sweet,” or “It looks like you have a few helpers with you today,” or, “WOW! They are so ...Posted in Al, Caregiving Fathers, Family, Fathers, Gender Roles, nfti-home | (5) Comments »
Is Divorce A Bad Thing?
By Rachel Rabbit WhiteFebruary 23, 2012
Why isn’t divorce a good thing? When news of any divorce spreads, it is with a certain sadness (even in celebrity marriages, RIP Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon) or sometimes it is with a little smugness (haha, Kim Kardashian). But considering the high divorce rate; or even the fact that divorce was a hard-won feminist victory, shouldn’t the break-up be a celebrated, if not an accepte...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Husbands, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Wives | (1) Comments »
I Don’t Use Condoms
By Kerry CohenFebruary 23, 2012
When I was 22, I sat on the toilet bowl, my fingers probing my vulva. I was terrified. There were two inflamed bumps, and also creamy discharge. I had been here before, my heart in my throat, when I found the skin tags that later proved to be HPV, and when I’d gone to pee during a college party, only to find two tiny creatures making their way up past my pubis mons: crabs. I had gotten my...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood | (6) Comments »
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