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An Open Letter To My Fellow Gay Men: We Need A Woman's Consent Too
By Preston MitchumJune 17, 2013
Just because you're not attracted to a woman doesn't mean you have the right to touch her. Growing up as a black gay boy in Youngstown, Ohio, my mother always said “Son, you must operate in this world intentionally, you must treat others with respect, and you must keep your hands to yourself.” As a child, all I wanted to do was play with my Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and...Posted in Culture and Politics, LGBT, nfti-home, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
Lesbian Myths, Debunked
By Jodie GummowJune 10, 2013
For a gay woman, it can often be a struggle to determine where exactly she fits in the spectrum of gender identity in both the lesbian and heterosexual communities. Many lesbians are faced with having their sexuality evaluated purely on the basis of their looks, as if sexuality is something that can be “seen” on the body to warrant approval, while others are not “accepted&rdqu...Posted in LGBT, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
What Are 'Family Values' Anyway?
By Emily RappMay 30, 2013
The term “family values” seems to be code for labeling families who have actual value and those that do not, which is morally and ethically problematic on almost every level, says Emily Rapp. Most people in this country are familiar with the bizarre and misleading term “family values.” It is bandied about by politicians, pundits, commentators, preachers, etc. Sadly, thi...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily Rapp, LGBT, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
What Straight Couples Can Learn From Their Gay Friends
By Emily Heist MossMay 29, 2013
When the rules don’t apply to you, you get to make up your own. I want an ungendered marriage. Although I am a straight woman and by all odds I will marry a straight man, I want a marriage where those labels are irrelevant. I want a partnership so devoid of gendered assumptions that if you wrote out a pronoun-less description of it, a stranger couldn’t tell who is the husband and ...Posted in Emily, Gender Roles, Husbands, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Wives | (0) Comments »
I Support Jason Collins, But He's Not The First Gay Athlete
By Drew BowlingApril 30, 2013
By deeming Jason Collins the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport, what is Sports Illustrated really saying? Twitter was an irksome site to visit on Monday. It wasn't for anything that was specific to Twitter's function as a site, but rather something that hung amid the top trending topics that was constantly reminding me of something I have a problem with. It was a phrase, ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Internet and Social Media, LGBT, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Race | (0) Comments »
When Will The World Love My Gay Daughter As Much As I Do?
By Telaina EriksenApril 22, 2013
Telaina Eriksen's teenage daughter wasn't afraid to come out, so why is so much of the world still afraid of her? My daughter Casandra just turned 17. She is many things—a swimmer, a water polo player, a reader, a high school student. She likes tarot cards and writes in her journal every day. She is teaching herself to play the guitar. She is a profound introvert. But if she knows you an...Posted in Family, LGBT, nfti-home, Parents | (0) Comments »
The Ridiculous Reason A Women's College Rejected A Trans Woman Applicant
By Danielle ParadisApril 02, 2013
Danielle Paradis discusses trans woman Calliope Wong's recent rejection from Smith College, a university known for its focus on women's rights. Smith College has a peppy slogan, “She Went to Smith,” that highlights some of the brilliant alumni who have graduated, including Julia Child, Gloria Steinem, and Syliva Plath. The college has about 2,600 undergraduates on campus, and 250 s...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Gender Roles, LGBT, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffMarch 29, 2013
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. ‘Roe’ Didn’t Incite The Culture Wars, And Neither Would A Supreme Court Ruling For Marriage Equality by Jill Filipovic of The Nation says the Supreme Court Justices should ask themselves: Does history look kindly upon those who, when presented with important challenges, ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Friday Five, Internet and Social Media, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Politics, Pop Culture | (0) Comments »
I'm Polyamorous: So What If Same-Sex Marriage Is A Slippery Slope?
By Angi Becker StevensMarch 28, 2013
Many polyamorous partnerships are deeply intimate, loving, meaningful relationships, so why aren't they included in the marriage rights discussion? At this point in the same-sex marriage debate, everyone is familiar with the “slippery slope” argument relied on so often by conservatives: If we allow gay marriage, then soon we’ll be allowing groups of three or more people to ge...Posted in Current Events, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Politics, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Can We Stop Worrying About If And When People Get Married In This Country?
By Jessica SmockMarch 25, 2013
Marriage is not a cure-all for our social ills. So why do we obsess over it so much? Is there a marriage "crisis" in this country? As we wait for the Supreme Court to debate the future of single-sex marriage, it's hard to miss the headlines speculating how much the institution of marriage is changing with every passing year. One of the country's chief "worriers" about how traditional matrimo...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
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