Adult. Older than 27, younger than 30.

Instead of a cutesie reference to film censorship it was an explicit statement of defiance of Maryland's criminalization gay sex, which was not repealed until 2002. This wasn't a guy saying "Oh they can't put what I do in the movies according to a completely voluntary industry code" he was saying "The State of Maryland wants to put me in jail for being gay and having gay sex."

I made a character ask game! Send me a number and a character to learn a little bit more about them! ^^

Who do they look up to?

Who do they look to for guidance?

What would it take for them to betray the person they love?

Who is someone they’ve hurt?

What is a secret that they have?

Would they trust anyone with their secret?

Any family scandals? Does your character know about them?

Is there anyone that they currently aren’t speaking to? Why?

What is something that would break them emotionally?

Sacrifice the one to save many, or save the one no matter the cost?

Do they have any illnesses?

What is the fastest way to upset them?

What is something that makes them uncomfortable?

What is something that never fails to make them excited?

Have they ever had their hair washed by another person?

What is the most romantic thing someone has done for them?

Who is their favorite person(s) to spend time with?

Neck kisses or shoulder kisses?

How do they feel about public displays of affection?

Would they be the one to propose, the one hoping for a proposal, or no interest in marriage/the equivalent thereof?

Do they prefer giving or receiving gifts?

How indecisive are they?

What do they want most in life?

What do they think they’re good at, but aren’t?

What is something they think they’re bad at, but are actually pretty competent at?

What is something they’re legitimately bad it?

Do they have any cool scar stories?

When left to their own devices, how would they spend a free day?

What do they do to relax?

What is their ideal sleeping situation?

Do they have a comfort food?

What is their favorite thing to drink?

Do they have a signature accessory?

How do they generally wear their hair?

What color would they paint their nails?

Are there any holidays or celebrations they dislike?

Are there any holidays or celebrations that they go all in for?

How would you describe their decorating sense?

Would they rather have a picnic in the woods or a picnic on the beach?

Lady knights 2

i watch wives ask their husbands: do you like this necklace? do you think she’ll like this gift? will this look good in our home?

and the husbands send me a long-suffering look and roll their eyes or they shrug or they walk away. that moment when she looks for him, and he is gone because he does not care - something small in me breaks at it; for the fact her love is asking his opinion and he has been taught to carefully school his.

let him care. let him tell her that silver looks better on blue veins and gold on green ones. let him know her favorite makeup brand, let him find her a pretty nude lipstick. more than buying her a bra not just because he wants to take it off her, let him buy her one he knows saves her back and gives her good support. let him buy tampons without making a face or a scene or being completely lost in the aisle. let him know his boyfriend is hurting and do more than flowers, than throwing a party with just cake and ice cream.

we teach boys: it only matters if it matters to you. and only certain things should matter to you.

you can’t care about makeup, it’s not for you. don’t touch it if it’s girly. fashion doesn’t matter, it’s not for you. starbucks and pink and baths and nice soaps. no dancing, no touching your friends, no sharing secrets. surface level love; whoever cares less, wins.

there’s a a post on facebook about a woman writing in her diary how her husband doesn’t love her. he writes about how his bike is broken. the joke is that she cares and he only cares about his transportation. women are taught: what matters to your man should matter to you. and don’t we? don’t we pour ourselves out to support others? don’t we hear ourselves silenced for their voices? don’t we have our problems laughed at while theirs are seen as serious? aren’t our hours worth less?

so give them back deep. give back falling in over your head and crying. give back giving yourself over completely. let him love his cat so much that he makes little birthday parties for her. let him blow the bubble wand that’s got princesses on it. it’s okay. don’t make him enjoy things ironically, with an air of being caught. let him just love it, and love it, and be in love with life and with everything. let him have opinions about the drapes and the necklaces and the tea towels.

because we teach them: women only matter if they matter to you. would you want someone to hurt someone who you love? 

Standing in his laboratory, Harvard professor Sean Eddy gazes at a row of vacant work stations. More than a year ago, this lab was filled with over a dozen researchers. On a given day they might be working independently on analyzing genomic sequencing or gathered around the group table, drinking coffee and helping each other troubleshoot questions about genomic data from different species.

Now, after his funding was terminated under the Trump administration, the computer screens are gone and the room is silent. He's one of the last people left.