This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 internet dates. This was date number 14 (we posted date number 13 here). My third date with Benji is on my 30th birthday. He calls me in the morning, sings me “Happy […]
Lynn Beisner warns all women to always trust their gut, but sometimes the guys we label as “creepy” aren’t sexual predators, they’re just insecure. In her experience, it’s the charming, popular guys who can be the most dangerous. The recent discussion about creeps has been both encouraging and concerning for me. I am encouraged because […]
Justin Cascio reports on the changes he’s been through since he began taking testosterone more than 12 years ago. When I began transition at 24, I thought of it as getting to an end goal of looking like a man of my own age. The changes I went through in the first year got me […]
This was originally posted at The Feminist Mystique as part of the Last Name Project. Republished here with permission. I am not currently married, but I can say without a doubt that the “last name” debate is a deal-breaker for me. If someone I dated told me they wanted me to change my name when we got married, […]
This originally appeared on Undercover In The Suburbs. Republished here with permission. I got married for one reason. I found someone I wanted to marry. I didn’t decide I wanted to marry and then find a man. In fact, it just as easily could have been a woman…or no one at all. And yet, here […]
Ozy Frantz has had a lot of sex. But right now, watching cartoons and eating Cheerios on the couch sounds more appealing. So what? I’ve proudly identified as a slut since I lost my virginity in a one-night stand. My sexual identity is the stuff of porn films and horrified columns about The Kids Hooking […]
This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 internet dates. This was date number 13 (we posted date number 12 here). One of the reasons I’m a terrible dater is my absolute, instinctual refusal to let any man know […]
This was originally posted at The Feminist Mystique as part of the Last Name Project. Republished here with permission. Growing up, I always worried about changing my last name when I married. It may seem like a strange worry for a young person to even think about, but I did. And it wasn’t for any type of social […]
