Asshole Wonders: Are Lesbian Marriages Doomed because Women Are Silly?

Apr 05, 2012 21:31


"Lesbian break-ups can apparently be bitchier than gay men's.” wrote columnist Giles Hattersley in the Sunday Times this weekend as he speculated his way through a piece on why 62% of civil union dissolutions (i.e. divorces) in the UK are between women despite the fact that lesbian relationships only represent 44% of civil partnerships in that ( Read more... )

sexism, fuck this guy, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities, marriage equality, uk, civil unions, misogyny

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ravewalker April 5 2012, 19:50:39 UTC
women not being able to think straight with their biological clocks pounding in their ears

what. fuck this guy.

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atomic_joe2 April 5 2012, 19:53:07 UTC
Gay marriages fail for many of the same reasons as straight ones do. Couples sometimes grow apart, whatever their sexual orientation.

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crossfire April 5 2012, 19:54:38 UTC
 

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eyetosky April 5 2012, 19:56:15 UTC
This looks like a job for the "mansplaining" tag.


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toxic_glory April 5 2012, 19:56:41 UTC
I like how this was written by someone who has never been in (and, presumably, will never be in) a lesbian relationship/civil union/marriage. They really got an expert on the subject matter, didn't they?

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