How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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The Other “F” Word I have been trying to get Helium to remove all my articles regarding to homosexuality. I thought I knew something when I wrote them, but have had a complete change of heart. If I could, this…
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Let’s talk about Robert. He was born with very feminine traits always very prissy in a family of hardcore roughnecks. A family where even the girls play football and don’t give in to the guys when wrestling or horsing around….
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The things that stick in your mind are odd sometimes. Now maybe I’m slow on the uptake or I just missed the news, because in general I find celebrity news shows repetitive and useless, but I saw John Travolta was…
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Homophobia is fear of homosexuals. Beyond that, the definition is wide open. Not everyone who “hates” homosexuals fears them, but upon close investigation of the homophobes’ emotions, they do sense some threat, although it is not a rational one. The…
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Amid all of the clamour about same-sex marriage, pregnant men, and gay clergy, it is easy to forget the roots of the gay rights movement. The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer) community has a long history of activism….
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GENDER IS NOT BLACK AND WHITE “Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual. The world is not to be divided into sheeps and goats. Not all things are black nor all things white.” – Alfred Kinsey *…
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As the world grows more liberal in it’s thinking and acceptance of those who are different, there are still segments of our society who are discriminated against, and not just the gay population. It is estimated that at least 10%…
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As the daughter of a lesbian, I am absolutely appalled by the fact that we are even still asking this question. I will NEVER understand why this is the ONE type of discrimination that is actually acceptable, even encouraged in…
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36 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth report hearing homophobic remarks from faculty or school staff. Does that seem right to you? And, not only are those people faced with homophobic remarks in their youth, but things like that…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
Good friend Bad Roommate. I moved in with a good friend of mine. Things went pretty smoothly for a while. We watched lots of movies and hung out quite a bit together usually having fun. However, troubled started with a…
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I disagree with anyone’s civil rights being violated. We as a society have no business sticking our faces into another person’s bedroom. I am a heterosexual female, and some of my best friends are either gay or lesbian. Being a…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
Oh my gosh, where do I begin? I have the perfect story for this subject.I work in a hosiery mill, and for 5 years I worked in the finishing plant before I landed the job that I have now. Now,…
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It’s kind of ironic that I should come across an article or a debate such as this… I tell my friends all the time that if my marriage were to fail, I would become a non active lesbian. Please don’t…
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Don’t act like you are necessarily expecting anything more than just a time to talk and get to know each other. Many times, people go on dates-expecting some cliche move, line or sex/fast relationship attempt made on them. First dates are…
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Lesbian Dating sites: A Dubious Solution to Dating-Deficit There are quite a few lesbian dating sites, but many of them are, unfortunately, sub-par. I’ve been using them almost since they all began, and this is only some of what I’ve…
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It is just as important for teenage daughters to have a good relationship with their dads, as it is for sons. Perhaps, it is even more important, since the kind of relationship that a daughter has with her father is…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
There was once an office worker who was rushing to get an important memo copied and distributed before closing time. He rushed to the copying machine with only minutes to spare, to find it was out of order. He let…
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Well, this topic is not uncommon. It is known to have happened, though. We as women want what we want to work out in a relationship/marriage. We pair up with what we are comfortable with. Especially where the male/female companionship…
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Children find their most influential role models in their parents. Children learn how to express their emotions, how to make responsible choices, and how to interact with everyone in their environment from observing their fathers. Although many people feel that…
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Do the attitudes of men contribute to women choosing a life of lesbianism? The question before us proposes one to think about why their response is in support of the question or not. I believe that the attitudes, actions, and…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
Jerks are tough to take, especially in the workplace where you cannot give them a real piece of your mind! Instead, you carefully need to pick your battles with such people, while avoiding conflict as much as you can. Below…
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Cool … lesbian cool. To me, that concept means two things; being “cool” within the lesbian scene and lesbians being “cool” as far as the rest of humanity is concerned. We (us lesbians) seem to be riding a media high…
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I don’t want to paraphrase my life in some kind of effort to portray what my character has become or is becoming (though it turns out that’s what I’m doing). I feel a slight bit of disgust when I hear…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
People usually try to hide from Know-it-Alls, and yet what they want most in life is some attention. There are usually a few types of know-it-all colleagues in an office setting: 1. The ones who really do know their stuff:…
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What is feminism anyway? It is an organized movement to advocate for social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. The first wave of feminist movement probably began at the Seneca Falls Convention of July…
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“A lesbian is the rage of all the women condensed to the point of explosion” – Written In 1970 by Radical Lesbians, a feminist organization. At times, the actions and attitudes of men cause women to resort to the same…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
Dealing with inflexible colleagues can be very frustrating. There are those who complain constantly about everything, or those who refuse to be team players. There are also those who want to be in charge and put their two cents in…
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I was married for 17 years to a wonderful man. We were married when I was 19 years old and he was 21. We started out with nothing. We saved every penny for ten years and spent four years building…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
The workers in an office are like a sponge. When one is in a bad mood, the rest will often follow suit – especially if said first employee is depressed for a reason that’s bad for them all. How do…
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March 30, 2014 Friends and Peers
Every office and workplace has them, annoying coworkers that everyone hates to see walk into their cubicle. They talk loudly and incessantly, waste your time, and leave with a parting rumor about the boss. Loud talkers tell you personal details…
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