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Month: January 2019

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The Queen Reportedly “Reached Her Limit” with the Drama Between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle

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#iverIn The Queen Reportedly "Reached Her Limit" with the Drama Between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle https://t.co/DWmpYATp1s by Isabel Jones January 03, 2019 at 03:30AM #citywomen #ivercity pic.twitter.com/cWIuX4Bs9N — AI👩🏻‍💻Sue (@iversue) January 3, 2019 To read more, click above t.co (twitter) link January 03, 2019 at 04:25AM While we were all riding the wild rollercoaster of Reported Feud: Meghan and Kate, there was one woman sitting in the proverbial corner, closing her eyes, and desperately thinking of (the fate of) England: Queen Elizabeth. According to an anonymous source, the 92-year-old monarch had “reached her limit with all the drama” surrounding the two duchesses, which isn’t all too surprising considering the Queen’s history with (read: Diana) and longstanding avoidance of (read: Diana) royal scandal. The source goes on to share that Elizabeth II “desperately wanted Meghan and Kate to make up,” positing that she ultimately “got her wish.” And judging by Markle and Middleton’s conversational Christmas Day stroll and friendly game of Scrabble, maybe she really did? The holidays bring people together, right? The Royal Family Attend Church On Christmas Day Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images RELATED: Kate Middleton Fell to the Bottom of 2018’s “Hardest Working Royal” List Or, maybe Kate and Meghan are putting on a show — for the press, for the Queen, for William and Harry, for whomever. It’s unfortunate that the women’s relationship (or lack thereof) is being manipulated like this, when really it should involve two people and two people alone. But honestly, slap a tiara on

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Women Health Mag: 7 Things You Should Never Say to Someone with Herpes

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By Ella Dawson Jul 23, 2015   I was diagnosed with herpes two years ago, and I can’t tell you how many offensive things people have said to me about it since then. I understand that many of these comments don’t come from a place of ill will; most people just have no effing clue what to say when someone tells them that they have herpes. While there’s no script for the perfect thing to say to someone who shares this very personal piece of information with you (just as there’s no Mad Libs-style formula for how to disclose to someone that you have herpes), there are certain remarks I would advise against—all of which are based on things that have been said to me time and time again. Here’s what someone with herpes can’t help but think the moment they hear this: Thank you so much for referring to my body as “gross.” That’s very kind and exactly what I need to hear in this vulnerable moment. Yes, the word “herpes” can elicit a yuck reaction somewhere deep in our gut. A combination of bad sex education and a powerful social stigma has convinced us that herpes is a revolting, extremely contagious disease. But in reality, herpes is manageable skin condition and a slight annoyance at most for the many millions of people who live with it. Try to quiet those hurtful snap judgments, and listen to the living, breathing human with emotions who is speaking to you. RELATED:

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BBC story: I met my boyfriend 12 years after giving birth to his child

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3 January 2019 When Jessica Share bought sperm from a sperm bank in order to start a family, she never imagined that more than a decade later she would meet the donor – and would feel a strong attraction to him. In 2005, when my eldest daughter was born, I became the first lesbian parent I had ever met. This was the American Midwest, and the only lesbians I’d heard about with children had usually given birth to them in a previous, heterosexual relationship. My girlfriend and I, however, had had to start from scratch. Ever since we’d met we had dreamed about having kids together. We decided on four and together we chose their names. The next step was more difficult. My girlfriend suggested her brother-in-law could help. He was receptive, but I took a gay and lesbian legal rights course offered by the college of law at my university, and quickly gave up on the idea of a known donor. Courts had been known to give them custody rights, calling their gift of sperm an act of parenting. When birth moms died, children were removed from their homes to be placed with men they barely knew. Luckily, we discovered a sperm bank that shipped right to our home, where the anonymous donors signed paperwork that legally barred them from ever seeking custody of the children they helped create. Because I was writing a doctoral dissertation at home, I would carry the first baby. We matched the donor to

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