Roxane GayDespite what people think based on my opinion writing, I very much like men. They're interesting to me, and I mostly wish they would be better about how they treat women so I wouldn't have to call them out so often.
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When I was growing up, I had many male teachers. I never thought of them as men. I saw them as my teachers, with whom I shared an intimate relationship. They were wonderful people who told me stories of their lives and taught me to think critically.
I didn't know what to expect when they asked me personal questions about myself or when they described their own sexual experiences, but I knew that I could trust them not to tell my parents or anyone else. They were more like sisters than anything else.
Source: Bad Feminist
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