Not a new idea, but a new way of phrasing it occurred to me today...

Outlawing prostitution in order to protect women from exploitation is a lot like trying to eliminate sweat-shops by outlawing clothing...

Just...y'know...food for thought.

ETA: pursuant to silvana's observation, I would like to change the last words of my analogy to "outlawing the ( Read more... )

So...I fixed my scooter.
More accurately, I helped fencermatt to fix my scooter...

What? You didn't know my scooter was broken? That's okay...in the massive flurry of everything-that's-happening, I've largely left that issue to one side...
But, basically, a little over a week ago, as luriddreamscape and prepared to take the little guy out apartment-hunting, I discovered ( Read more... )

So...the apartment hunt is, one way or another, coming to an end today ( Read more... )

Fuck ( Read more... )

So...they committed her.

( I showed up to the hospital... )

Poly...something

So...I got together last night with PJs ( Read more... )

For my Law and Sexuality class, a small group (yes, they make us do group work) of us have to give a presentation on the theory of Sociobiology ( Read more... )

You know that moment, right ( Read more... )

So...hello everyone ( Read more... )