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I have never dissed a business online before, but folks, I need to tell you about the experience I had at @NextRestaurant in Chicago, because it was one of the most expensive meals I've ever had.
And it was also hands down one of the worst I've ever had. 2
When you get dinner at Next, you essentially buy tickets for dinner. You get your seats, get a prix fixe menu, and you can't cancel. Fine, I get it. My boyfriend and I were in Chicago for my birthday, and since @Alinea was all booked, we got seats at Next.

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Since everyone is throwing around the word "pedophile" these days, here's some clarifying info:
"Pedophile" and "child molester" are not the same thing, & neither mean "making jokes about kids&sex." Understanding distinctions helps understand what to do culturally+for victims. 2
A child molester is someone who has initiated a sexual encounter with a child (generally meaning pre-pubescent but not always - this is another distinction that makes a big difference on all fronts).
A pedophile is someone whose overall sexual orientation relates to children.

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This new bill - started by Mark Rubio and Elizabeth Warren - comes on the heels of FOSTA.
It has already passed the House.
This is huge and horrible. Let me explain.

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The idea behind this bill is that anyone found to be involved in human trafficking - which as we know from SESTA/FOSTA is a poorly defined term - can have access to banking and other financial services severed by the US government.

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Believe the victims. Yes. Believe them.
At the same time, we must talk about what constitutes belief and victimhood.
Because right now, unfortunately, the battle cry is "believe the victims!" without much reflection on what that means. 2
When we say "believe" part of that belief - this should be obvious, but unfortunately is not - is accepting that someone went through a painful experience.
It is not a value judgment on the experience.
It is not a determination of whether or not the experience "really happened.

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Hi everyone,
Quick breakdown of why it's such utter bullshit that celebrities like @sethmeyers are promoting the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, (SESTA).
Perhaps the celebrities will learn something from this too, if they're willing to listen to sex workers. 2
First you should know - since this seems to be a majorly persuasive point for many reasonable people - that the act is backed by Ted Cruz, John McCain, and Marco Rubio.
These are, as you know, not nice people who care about women's autonomy.

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As uncomfortable as this makes me feel, I think it's necessary for me to express an encounter I had with Olaf Tyaransen when he interviewed me for @hotpress, in light of the newly disclosed evidence that he sexually assaulted sex worker Laura Lee (RIP).
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And I want to be clear that in telling you this story about Olaf and I, I'm doing so firstly, stand with sex workers and Laura, secondly to address how sex workers are routinely treated, and third, what we need to do to moving forward.

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Hi, I'd like to tell you about what's been going on with porn and US culture in the past 24 hours.
I want you to understand first of all what sex workers are expected to constantly endure, but also that a cultural movement to ban pornography is building right now. 2
The first thing is that the NYTimes thought it was appropriate to publish - as their Magazine cover story seen by millions of people - a feature by @maggiepjones about why porn is so problematic for teen sexuality, and how we can mediate that problem.
It's a cowardly article.