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• "My intentions in posting this was to get people to think about sexual assault. About the meaning of consent. Maybe what they would have done in a similar situation." Wow I've been following this discussion for the past day and
  (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: Was I Assaulted?)
• Very odd....or very humorous! This is in the humor section after all, or at least on feministing it is. The link "story is actually true" goes to a science fiction site which references a BBC article. The BBC article doesn't
  (posted to Ant Colony Reproduces without Men.)
• I like it! How about this one from Antz: "Labor? What you YOU know about labor? How would YOU feel if you were expected to give birth every 10 seconds for the rest of your life?"
  (posted to Ant Colony Reproduces without Men.)
• "Across the military, women represented about one-third of the 619 people discharged based on sexual orientation. They account for just 15 percent of servicemembers." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_on_re_us/us_military_gays The article doesn't comment on what the cause of the skewed male/female ration might be
  (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))
• sorry....I wasn't exactly clear in the wording. Should read: a) GREATER outright bias towards gay and bisexual women than gay or bisexual men. and b) PROPORTIONATELY more gay and bisexual women than men in the military. c) Gay and bisexual
  (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))

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• Yes I followed the link. DADT became law b/c Clinton allowed congress to step in and then settled for the resulting "compromise." Even if military brass doesn't like it, whatever came out of the white house by way of signed (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))
• It was entirely inappropriate of me to tell you to sit on your hands like a "good little girl". It was rude and condescending and patronizing. I should have known better, I do know better, and I will never do (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))
• I am an ally of the LGBT community, disagree with Don't Ask Don't Tell, and a member of the military. Here's the thing: it's not priority right now for a reason. We're engaged in war, and to win that war, (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))
• Yes. (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))
• That article is crazy. The part that I thought was most interesting: "Often times the lesbians under my command were under scrutiny by the same men who were also sexually harassing straight women, so it was this kind of sexist (posted to Its Chow Time-Obama Needs to End Don't Ask Don't Tell (w/video from The Daily Show))

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