Holy Fucking Hell.

This Routine Gyno Procedure Could Mean You Never Orgasm Again

Thousands of women undergo LEEPs every year without being informed of a potentially devastating result: the loss of their ability to enjoy sex. Cosmo investigates why doctors aren’t taking this side effect more seriously.

Holy fucking hell. 

This explains so much about me.  And I never knew.

Shrug. This has probably been said before and better but I think in a lot of ways women are still going through witch trials. If a woman dies they were a real abuse victim, if she lived she lied about it. If a woman kills herself she was in real pain, if she gets over it it was just a cry for attention.

It’s always “men can be victims too” or “women can rape too” but never “men can falsely accuse too”.

It’s the way Amber Heard received more hate for defending herself against a domestic abuser than her husband ever received for being a domestic abuser. 

It’s the way people blamed Jada Smith for a grown man getting up and making the choice to assault Chris Rock. 

It’s the way Julia Fox received more hate for not understanding a male rape victim’s nonsensical metaphor than any man has ever received for commiting rape. 

It’s the way Nicki Minaj is receiving more hate for bailing her rapist brother out of jail (and being married to a rapist) than her brother and husband ever received for being rapists.

All the time, women are held to such higher moral and social standards than men. It doesn’t matter if a man committed the most heinous atrocity; a man could abuse his wife, rape a child, assault someone, and the world will still find a way to point its finger and channel all its hate and anger onto the woman, to make her responsible and punish her for the crimes of men. 

Los Angeles Times

Fatal shooting of autistic teen raises concerns about police response to people with mental health issues

Ryan Gainer's death has heightened concerns from activists about law enforcement's use of force against people suffering from mental health

Ryan Gainer's tragic death is part of a pattern of police violence against Black autistic children and adults.

Our hearts go out to Gainer's family, and we join them in calling for the release of the body camera footage and for police accountability in the shooting.