Ani ma'amin b'emuna shelem

More and more of my favourite blogs have become inactive over the past couple of years, and maybe it’s a bit parasocial of me - though I like to think it’s more accurately nostalgia - but that’s hurt my heart a little! I miss those people’s content and contributions. I’ve been on this site since I was 12 and have seen it at its peak as well as its long lull.

Having said all of that, my identity has changed a lot since I started this blog nearly 7 years ago. It was founded on reconciling my sexual orientation with my traditionalist religion, but my perspective on those traditions and faith systems have changed and my relationship to my sexuality has drastically changed too. I get nervous talking about those things publicly, even “anonymously” because of the fear of judgement. I know I don’t “owe” anything to anyone but I hate that lack of transparency about my personal growth and change when those things were what this blog was built around and what people follow me for.

I don’t have the energy to deal with anon asks and inbox messages shaming me for being honest about how I feel and what I believe.

I’d love to spend hours deep diving into obscure resources on Orthodox Judaism and lesbianism like I used to, but I study full time, work part time and am in a romantic relationship that I prioritise, making it difficult to post on here like I used to.

All of this is to say that I’m going on somewhat of a hiatus. I don’t know if I’ll come back here in the same capacity that I used to be, but I would still like to hang out here again. I suspect I’ll still pop on here fairly regularly to reblog stuff I find funny or interesting and I’ll probably still post if I have something I want to say lol - even if it just goes into the void and gets no interactions!

Women need menstrual leave because so many women suffer during their periods and are forced to use their sick leave, furthering inequality.

On the other hand however, menstrual leave also re-enforces the stereotype that women are less capable than men at doing their jobs due to their periods, and employers may be less likely to hire women due to the “inconvenience” of providing women with that leave.

A NEW INTRAPENAL CONTRACEPTIVE

The newest development in male contraception was unveiled recently at the American Women’s Surgical Symposium. Dr. Sophia Merkin announced the preliminary findings of a study conducted on 763 unsuspecting male graduate students at a large midwestern university. In her report, Dr. Merkin stated that the new contraceptive – the IPD – was a breakthrough in male contraception. It will be marketed under the trade name “Umbrelly”. The IPD (intrapenal device) resembles a tiny folded umbrella which is inserted through the head of the penis into the scrotum with a plungerlike instrument. Occasionally there is perforation of the scrotum, but this is disregarded since it’s known that the male has few nerve endings in this area of his body. The underside of the umbrella contains a spermicidal jelly, hence the name “Umbrelly”.

Experiments on a thousand white whales from the continental shelf (whose sexual apparatus is said to be closest to man’s) proved the Umbrelly 100% effective in preventing production of sperm, and eminently satisfactory to the female whale since it doesn’t interfere with her rutting pleasure. Dr. Merkin declared the Umbrelly to be statistically safe for the human male. She reported that of the 763 grad students tested with the device, only two died of scrotal infection, three developed cancer of the testicles and 13 were too depressed to have an erection. She stated that the common complaints ranged from cramping and bleeding to acute abdominal pain. She emphasized that these symptoms were merely indications that the man’s body had not yet adjusted to the device. Hopefully, the symptoms would disappear within a year. One complication caused by the IPD was the incidence of massive scrotal infection necessitating the surgical removal of the testicles. “But this is a rare occurrence,” said Merkin, “too rare to be statistically important.” She and the other distinguished members of the Women’s College of Surgeons agreed that the benefits far outweighed the risk to any individual man.

JoJo Siwa isn’t a bad person for realising her sexuality is much more like “I like what I like” than it is strictly homosexual like it is for lesbian women.