Straight privilege

The smarmy, undiscovered cousin of white privilege, waiting for his chance to shine.
One of the programs we run has a contingent that is just for GLBT families. They deal with some issues that nobody else is really dealing with (or knows or believes they’re dealing with until their kids come out), so often they need [...]

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What is the whitest thing

I need a small break today. The program I work on is gearing up for new events, and it’s just constant nose-to-grindstone craziness. I’ve discovered, to my chagrin, that I have no anger management skills. I have so rarely actually gotten angry in my life, for good or ill, that now that I am healthier [...]

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Love fer bear

My bear, he is the best bear.
He buys me a pink DVD player.
He hands me a package, “Oh, Amazon sent this, too. An extra package. Isn’t that weird. I wonder what’s in it.”
What is in it.
What
What
OH
OH OH OH!
IT IS THE ENTIRE RUN OF GARGOYLES
THAT IS WHAT IS IN IT
leap hug kiss kiss kiss “loves you!” [...]

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Love for bear

My bear, on describing the mechanism by which IUDs prevent pregnancy:
“The uterus is all: potential robot invasion! Do not fertilize.”

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An Ode to Strangers

I have a new commute to work. It’s a prettier road, but busier, and everybody on it is aggressive and cranky. This being the first time in my life I have owned a car, all this cursing and hating of traffic is new to me. It’s come up very suddenly and surprisingly, and I didn’t [...]

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