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 week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Pinterest’s Gender Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com says as a host of male-centered “pinning” sites arrive, can the female-centric phenomenon continue its success? 2. As Parents, Are Fathers the Second Sex? by Gary […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Secret Service Scandal: GOP Gets Ahead of the Facts by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com says we don’t know what happened in Colombia, but GOP congressmen are already talking about unlikely sexual blackmail. 2. Spanking Goes […]
This was originally published in two parts at ShrinkTalk.net. Here’s part 1, and here’s part 2. Republished here with permission. They say that you never forget your first love. And with the exception of yours truly, who would rather stick his tongue in a bear trap than even think about his high school girlfriend, many […]
Hi, I’m Clarisse. You may already know me as a feminist sex writer, and Role/Reboot’s Sex + Relationships editor. I met Internet Sociopath years ago, when he started commenting on my blog. At first I didn’t take him seriously; then he unsettled me; eventually I started to think he was kinda smart, and then I […]
Despite being averse to reality TV and celebrity culture, Hinda Mandell’s husband has a soft spot for the Kardashian clan. Why? They are so obviously petty, self-involved, and fabulous that you can’t fault them for it. I watch the Kardashian trifecta with my husband. This is not so much a confession as a fact. When […]
What could be a more perfect service for a Role-Rebooted world than a site that helps individuals who want a child find a co-parent? This week, Role/Reboot’s Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rodgers spoke with Ivan Fatovic about his new site, which seeks to do just that. Nicole: First of all, I love this idea. Can you give […]
This originally appeared on SpectraSpeaks.com. Republished here with permission. There is a lot to say about women’s history. Yet, what is always at the forefront of my mind is that women’s history starts with me sharing my own story, contributing to the movement of millions of other women doing the same. All morning I’ve been […]
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 […]
This originally appeared at In Our Words: A Salon for Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. 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 […]
This piece was originally published on Gaddy Daddy. Republished here with permission. Many people ask us how Max was conceived. It’s a rather personal question that some parents would understandably decline to answer. We usually don’t mind it, because we see it as an opportunity to inform them about the wonderful ways that families can […]
They say that there’s a match for everyone online, but what about those who don’t fit under the conventional categories? Every straight man can find a woman, every gay man can find another gay man, every woman can find their preference, and every divorcee can find someone who understands what they’re going through. But when […]
