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We came together and fought like hell for equality, and eventually we made a difference.

Bristol, I'm not disappointed. You are having a baby. Let's celebrate. I'll knit a hat.

"No one chooses to be gay, nor can someone be "turned" gay due to outside forces or influences."

What initially broke as a story of possibly fraudulent misrepresentation by a public figure quickly morphed into the downfall of a highly disturbed and probably mentally ill woman.

I was born without fingers on my right hand. No one knows why, even now, 36 years later. It just happened, as these things sometimes do.

Being a single parent has never been the "problem" in my life.

"Taking on a culture is one thing. But taking on a phenotype in the name of solidarity is perverse."

I am a woman of color, and when I first read the article, it made me think of the white women I know who exclusively date black men. And so Tess's comment, “I do admit that black men love me. I always forget that, and then I come to a black neighborhood and I remember,” was not a surprise to me. I know many black men who will date fat white women, but not fat women of color, which I find problematic. It's just one of many symptoms of internalized racism, which I'll get into another time.