Is ‘The Castro’ About to Become Family-Friendly?

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Tomorrow could be a huge day for the San Francisco neighborhood. A new policy banning public genital nudity is on the ballot.

Open Thread: Should Azariah Southworth Have Outed a Christian Celeb?

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What do you think of Southworth’s public revelation that he had a more-than-friendship relationship with Christian speaker, writer and personality Jonathan Merritt?

Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto: Coming Out Quietly

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Nowadays, it seems we’re barely raising eyebrows at people coming out. And that says something important about where we are as a society.

The Jump Out Boys: Does it Take a Gang to Combat Gangs?

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Joanna Schroeder thinks we should pause before automatically condemning members of anti-gang police forces who form brotherhoods while working in high crime zones.

Stephen King Wants To Be Taxed More!

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HeatherN feels the solution to our financial woes isn’t to tax the rich more or cut down on spending. The solution is to do both.

Dad Wars, You Say? Our Dads Are Winning

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A collection of thoughts by some of the most important dads around reacting to Mary Elizabeth Williams’ article on Dad Wars.

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Primary Parenting Dads Take a Lot of Crap (And I’m Not Talking About Diapers)

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Jay Palter insists that society’s attitude to what has traditionally been considered “women’s work” isn’t changing as fast as individuals and the economy are.

Is War Porn Amoral or a Natural By-Product of War?

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Joanna Schroeder admires Salon’s John Rico for his honesty about what makes young soldiers pose with corpses during wartime, and wonders whether war porn is deviant, or a natural by-product of teaching young people to kill.

Is Your Blog Stalked By Trolls? Here’s Why.

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Pauline Gaines wonders what makes some commenters feel they have the right to rip a blogger into teeny-tiny pieces.

Do Women Civilize Men?

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Joanna Schroeder wonders if it’s true that our civilization would fall apart without the nuclear family.

Santorum’s Brain on Porn

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Marcus Williams thinks being a porn scientist could be fun, unless you specialized in researching santorum.

Get Walmart Out Of Your Kitchen: A Reason To Learn To Cook

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Food blogger Justin Cascio wants men to eat better, and the first step is in learning to cook.

Hetero Man Dresses Like a Woman, Gets ‘No End of Sh*t’

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A heterosexual man who dresses like a woman, acts sexually submissive, and babysits for a living.