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My Biggest Regret As A Parent
by Kate McGuinnessJuly 19, 2012
Mistakes in parenting are inevitable, but regrets are harder to bear. For Kate McGuinness, not listening to her instincts has proven the most difficult hurdle to overcome. After longing for a child for years, I adopted a baby boy 23 years ago and felt a whole-hearted love I’d never before experienced. However, with that love came bottomless concern about his well-being. A compulsive worr...Posted in Family, Fathers, Kate, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
Super-Gonorrhea Is Here
By Clarisse ThornJuly 19, 2012
No one is immune to sexually transmitted infections, and as certain strains strengthen, people need to get smarter about their sexual habits. Hey, you know what word should never have “super” in front of it? “Gonorrhea.” But super-gonorrhea is here. It’s far scarier than our former adversary, and it’s a serious threat, emerging from Japan and beginning to cr...Posted in Clarisse, Current Events, Infidelity, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
I Wish Marissa Mayer Would Leave Wal-Mart's BOD
By Melissa ByrneJuly 19, 2012
Melissa Byrne is happy to see a woman in charge at a Fortune 500 company, but does not agree with Marissa Mayer's support of Wal-Mart, which she says is known for exploiting its workers. I think its is easy for us to agree, especially those who identify as female, that it is still hard to be a woman in America. We are disproportionately lower wage workers. We are rarely seen as CEOs, even less...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Mothers, nfti-home, Working Mothers | (0) Comments »
Bad With Men: A Study In Jeff
By Dana NorrisJuly 18, 2012
Dana Norris once went on 71 Internet dates. This is date no. 18 (we posted no. 17 here). Jeff is wearing a necklace in his profile picture but his Match.com message calls me pretty so I agree to go out with him. He wants to meet in Lincoln Park, where he lives, so we can go to some nearby bar that he likes. I drive to Lincoln Park after work and park outside of his apartment building. He walk...Posted in Dating, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Zumba With Men: Meeting A Guy On The Dance Floor
By Emily RappJuly 18, 2012
Does a fast-paced dancing-based workout class make the man who enjoys it any less manly? Absolutely not, says Emily Rapp, who has found a male friend for life on the sweat-filled dance floor. I am a self-anointed gym rat. Although I live in Santa Fe, a city famous for its year-round accessibility to outdoor recreational pursuits, apart from the occasional gut-busting hike or a trip to the loca...Posted in Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Why Can't A Woman Take Her Top Off In Public?
By Juliet KelsoJuly 17, 2012
Juliet Kelso dissects a YouTube video that begs the question: Can men and women ever be equal if women aren't allowed to take their tops off in public? The popular YouTube video titled “Why Men and Women Can Never Be Equal” involves a man and a woman mimicking one another on the metro. They are strangers, take notice of one another, and the woman starts playfully mimicking the man&...Posted in Culture and Politics, Gender Roles, Internet and Social Media, Manhood, nfti-home, Pornography, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
I Like Queer Men
By Jenn LeyvaJuly 17, 2012
Jenn Leyva's really into "girly men." Not just because they can appreciate her glitter nail polish, but because they're not afraid to challenge traditional gender roles. The current New York Times Room For Debate asks if modern men are manly enough. Lots of people seem to be up in arms about men using moisturizer. I know, the horror! If you're worried about being one of these "softer men," fr...Posted in Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Super Lesbians Launch Lesbian Super PAC
By Nancy L. CohenJuly 17, 2012
Nancy L. Cohen explains the importance of the recent launch of a new lesbian PAC. A new Lesbian PAC (LPAC) opened for business last week with the goal of having impact on the 2012 election. Why does it matter? Mitt Romney is petrified that the anti-woman and anti-gay extremists who’ve hijacked the GOP are going to burst out of the closet—just like they did this winter during the b...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, LGBT, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
We Should Stop Asking If Men Are Manly Enough
By Chanel DubofskyJuly 17, 2012
Chanel Dubofsky says enough with the "enoughness" questions surrounding gender roles. The New York Times Room for Debate topic this past week invited folks to weigh in on the question of “Are Modern Men Manly Enough,” and frankly, I can’t believe we’re still asking this. The concept of evolving gender roles remains so threatening that it requires aggressive policing? It...Posted in Current Events, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
I Don't Need To Know If You Masturbate
By Hugo SchwyzerJuly 17, 2012
As more college courses on sexuality crop up across the country, so do the complaints from students that professors have taken it too far. Hugo Schwyzer, a professor who teaches about gender and sexuality, explains why he'll never ask his students about their sexual habits. As college courses on sexuality proliferate, professors across the country are increasingly finding themselves in trouble...Posted in Academics, Hugo, nfti-home, Pornography, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
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