I doubt he’s ever given any real thought to rape or abortion as concrete issues that actually happen to actual people. As a sixteen year old white male who’s doing pretty damn well for himself he doesn’t have a reason to consider abortion …or rape as anything other than abstract ideas with seemingly simple answers [...]

DADT deals specifically with sexual orientation. Once repealed, transgender individuals will still be barred from military service thanks to multiple discriminatory policies (http://transequality.org/Issues/military.html). When you say LGBT and rejoice as though the repeal will be a major victory for all of us, you effectively erase the T. This is not a victory for transgender individuals. [...]

I really appreciate being introduced to Kristof, as I am relatively new to the feminist movement on all fronts and had recently come across the idea of post-colonial feminism–focusing on the plight of non-western women. You really had me there until the last sentence when you complained of not being able to get this man [...]