[…] the move to sanitize, whitenize, and normalize the public and visible representations of the LGBTTSQ community, as was evident in the response from national gay organizations to a right-wing ad campaign featuring ex-gays.

The wound I got in my car accident left behind a massive scar.

Immediately following the mystery shop, the independent contracter will fill out a static questionnaire that records respective levels of disclosure, customer service and sales effectiveness.

“Yeah, been partying since I was fourteen, never thought I'd wind-up in a place like this,” I sat there for a moment in quiet reflection, “been high most of my life . . . on one thing or another . . . guess it's time I giddyuped and got going on this clean up my act thing, I've hit the break point . . . gotta' do something . . . do something or it's going to kill me."