The First Amendment is a powerful thing. It defines our right to say whatever the heck we want. In the United States, no government can stop anyone from speaking their mind. But can it also protect you from someone forcing you to say specific things? No. Not yet anyway. A
Late last year, I asked the question, “How many women have to die before men are banned from competing in women’s sports?” Of course, the answer should be “zero.” I asked that question because of the increasing number of instances where girls are being seriously injured after being forced to
Remember back a few decades ago when the term “homophobia” came to be? Back in 1965, a guy named George Weinberg coined the term after he observed that some people are uncomfortable with the notion of homosexuality. Other people glommed on to the word and said that people were probably
The last time I talked about politics at work was April 29th, 1992. Since then, I’ve kept my mouth shut. How can I be sure of the date? That’s easy. It was the day the verdict was announced for the trial of the LAPD officers that beat the shit out
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen many people announce their support for Hamas. To be fair, some of them have been announcing their support for Palestine. But, for all intents and purposes, it’s the same thing. I started wondering how anyone could support an organization whose stated purpose is
Today is International Men’s Day. Which is ironic because it’s also my son’s birthday. Why is this ironic? Because International Men’s Day is a day that, among other things, focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of men. And, because my son believes he’s a woman. Those of you who
One thing I’ve noticed lately is that, in general, people are horrible at their jobs. It seems that whenever I interact with anyone, I’m met with attitude, incompetence, or both. It didn’t used to be that way. As recently as a few years ago, people seemed to care about doing
If there’s one thing I don’t understand, it’s nipples. Oh, I know what they are, and I know what they’re for. But what I don’t understand are the rules that pertain to whether or not women can display them in public. There was a post that was recirculated a week
Two and a half years ago, I coined the term “glibtaq” (pronounced glib-tack). Glibtaq is simply an anagram of the term LGBTQIA. My reasoning for needing a new term was that they kept adding letters, seemingly at random, and expecting everyone to play along. And that’s just not a sustainable
I realized the other day that I’m my own worst enemy. I’m not alone. You’re probably your own worst enemy too. The reason is that our political system has no real process for airing grievances. Well. OK. We can air grievances, but there’s no simple process for undoing something stupid