[Jessica N.]

I think women carry more fear around with them in daily life than men do, and this affects the way we act, think and behave, even in seemingly harmless situations. Men do not have to feel that there is always some level of risk of sexaul assault in the course of there daily lives, but women carry this consciousness around with them; even if the risk level is extremely low, somewhere in us that awareness still exists. I don’t think most women think an admiring look in and of itself is a bad thing, but we are coming to that encounter with a more complicated background and mindset than a man would be. I’m sure some people will disagree with me about this.

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Name : Jessica N., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[Jessica N.]

I used to teach at a private learning center where it would not have been acceptable for me to publicly advocate gay rights in the classroom. This was a difficult balance for me: Whenever the subject came up, I tried to make it clear that I felt positively about gay people, without preaching or getting into an in-depth conversation. My students often used the word ‘gay’ in an off-handed way, in the middle of a classroom conversation about something else entirely. I would always stop and, without taking up more than a minute or two, say: ‘When you say the word ‘gay,’ do you mean something bad or negative?’ If the students didn’t follow me, I might say ‘To me, that word means homosexual; did you use it to mean something negative?’ Most of the time the student would say they never really stopped and thought about it before. Then we’d just go on with the conversation as before and, amazingly enough, I’d almost never hear them say it again afterward.

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Name : Jessica N., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[Jessica N.]

I hate to admit it, but I do sometimes wish women had the same physical strength as men (on average) for two reasons: 1) Men would no longer be able to call us the ‘weaker sex.’ 2) Women would feel less vulnerable in some cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, etc. Of course, I do in my heart believe women have remarkable strength of many kinds.

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Name : Jessica N., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

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