My mother also had an abortion when she was a teenager. Interestingly, abortion was still technically illegal in Canada at that time (didn't become fully legal until 1988), so a couple doctors had to sign off that it would be (posted to Silent No More: Speaking Out About Abortion)
I really liked her relationship with Spock too. Possibly just because I absolutely adore what they did with Spock in this movie. His relationship allowed the audience to see that he is 'illogical' at times! (posted to Uhura in the new Star Trek movie)
I think the first time I heard anything about how heterosexual sex works, it was from my cousin (who was actually a year younger than me) when I was about 8 or 9 (I think she told me that the (posted to When did you first learn about sex? )
Wow, I just realized that I spelled "unconscious" wrong every single time I put it in my post. Sorry! Must not have had enough coffee at that point. I'm not a lawyer so I don't know about the legal ramifications (posted to Man jailed for sexually assaulting unconcious sister in park)
I'm a teacher in Ontario (Canada). The stats for male elementary teachers is similar here. And although teachers in Canada make good money compared to the teachers in the US, it still doesn't compare to a lot of fields. For (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
Who said anything about women getting dudded out of jobs? I'm not saying we should sack half of the women working in primary education and replace them with men. Perhaps you think encouraging women to be astronauts and scientists duds (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
I look forward to a future like that.I agree that everyone benefits when men don't define themselves using macho criteria. I also look forward to a future where men are not valued over women, and women don't have to work (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
That actually happened to a male coworker of mine (a lady in our office put a dildo in his lunch sac). Everyone thought it was hilarious including him. (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
I think you've got a great point here. I definitely encounter people who have this attitude, that any man who works with children must be a pedophile. (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
When I was a counselor at a summer camp, I remember a structure being set up where female counselors were encouraged to take care of the younger kids, and guys being put primarily into the sports/ older camper positions. This (posted to What are the affects of a lack of Male teachers?)
