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Why Hillary Clinton Is Not A Dynastic Candidate 

With the prospect of another Bush/Clinton presidential contest looming as ominously as Donald Trump's hairpiece, the word "dynasty" seems to be frothing off of many a pundit's keyboard. "Clinton, Bush struggle to shed dynasty labels," a Washington Post headline declared.

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5 Things About Conversion Therapy We Know For Sure

I have seen first hand the devastation brought on parents and families who were told the reason their child is gay is because of something they did. When the child doesn’t change, or at least doesn’t maintain the behavior modification, these people are often consumed by tremendous guilt.

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Ravishly Reads: September Book Club, Voting Open Now!

Here are our titles for September! Take a look at the descriptions and choose which one you want to read and discuss most. Our runner-up from last month is also included! Voting ends at midnight (CST) on Sunday, August 30th.

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Jes Baker herself.

Body Hate On The Internet: Some Coping Skills

Every once in a while, a brand new "body hate site" (a page dedicated to cruel commentary and bullying of a specific body demographic — often but not always fat bodies) will pop up in all its blazing glory and, well . . . the understandable horror is contagious.

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My husband spent a day testing out my beauty routine

My Husband Tried My Beauty Routine For A Day –– And LOL!

For a long time he fought anything that might be seen as girly. Over the years, we slowly introduced him to the finer things in life: patterned socks, pink ties, dry cleaning, name-brand toothbrushes, professional massages, and body wash applied with a pouf.

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Let me teach you a thing or two about office politics.

"I Did Not Get My Job On Merit. And Neither Did You."

The sooner we come to terms with the fact that the notion of an objective ‘meritocracy’ doesn’t exist, the sooner we will address the issue of increasing gender diversity in the workplace.

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Yes, we know how to iron.

Single Men Are Men Too!

While we are gradually evolving, the truth is that we still live in a society where many people still place a high premium on marriage.

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Todays topic is: abortion.

Am I A Feminist If I Don't Believe In Abortion?

You see abortion, whether you believe in it or not, is a thing. Abortion, whether it’s legal or not, is a thing. Abortion, whether it’s safe or not, is a thing. In all of human history, there have been women who were pregnant when they did not wish to be and they found ways to end the pregnancies.

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