OK, it is nature or nurture? That’s a lot of the controversy about being gay… were you born gay or did you become gay? Was it an inherent and inevitable conclusion of your developing sexuality or was it a choice? Well, what are people? Are they born that way or do they become who they […]
What is The Parenting Loop? I wanted to be a better parent then my parents and it never occurred to me that my children would at times end up parenting me, this is what I call The Parenting Loop. It is when you find your children parenting you in the loving ways you have parented
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Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court said that the proponents of Proposition 8 that appealed Judge Walker’s decision did not have standing. In other words, they told the Prop 8 proponents: this doesn’t affect you. You have no personal stake in the defense of this law. To paraphrase: general “ooginess” at the thought of gay
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If you have been following the business news of late, you’ll already know that sales of computers are, for the most part, falling. Apple seems to be the notable exception, but as a whole the sector, as they call it in the biz world, is seeing fewer and fewer comput¬ers being sold. This includes both
Summer with its prides in so many area cities and Speedo season is finally here, but before you immerse yourself in your local pride or in that pool or at your favorite beach let’s take a minute to learn a few valuable lessons from swimmers — the profes¬sional kind, not we beach or pool-side loungers.
Mz. Pink, My girlfriend cheated on me, so in an act of anger, I cheated on her. We have been together for awhile and when this happened we had a few years behind us. Now that the cheat¬ing has passed and we have had some time to heal, we still can’t seem to get over
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Dear Dr. Fred: I’m a successful middle-aged professional male just getting back into dating after a messy breakup. I’ve mainly been meeting guys online and I’ve had pretty good success, though no one has emerged as “Air. Right” so far. Recently I thought maybe I had met “that guy ” but it turns out, not
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Surrounded by clicking keyboards and bustling co-workers, he dwells in a mundane day job, concealing himself in a shirt and tie, changing his voice, his mannerisms and his every personality trait in order to blend in. But when he leaves the office, he reveals the man underneath. Muscles wrapped in skintight fabric, he becomes who
Back in the heady early days of the womens movement, activists fashioned a slogan: the personal is political. It was a rejoinder to those men and women who denied the political nature of social attitudes that kept women “in our place,” social attitudes that dictated “proper” and decidedly unequal feminine behaviors and occupations. That slogan
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Hate: To dislike somebody or something intensely, often in a way that evokes feelings of anger, hostility, or animosity. Of all the miracles we can witness in a lifetime, the birth of a child has to rank right there at the top. Our first human touch, first taste of oxygen, seeing people for the first
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