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QUEERIES

Updated 07.29.2010

Q: My girlfriend is a snoop

My partner and I have been living together for a couple of months now and I suddenly realized that she’s going through my personal papers and reading my email. I actually don’t have anything to hide, but…

STRAIGHT TALK

Q: Why does my sister ask her girlfriend for help with medical decisions, instead of me?

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Q: How to address mail to lesbian and gay couples?

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Q: Don’t kids who have two dads feel left out of Mother’s Day?

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Q: Is it ever okay for straight people to use slang like queer, dyke or queen?

POLL

If your in-laws cut you out of your partner's funeral, what would you do?

If your in-laws cut you out of your partner's funeral, what would you do?

Try nicely to convince them

Threaten a lawsuit

Show up anyway

Plan a memorial

Move on with my life