"There's an added expectation to conform to hyper-masculine stereotypes, and I always felt more visible because I couldn't adhere to those rules".
After our lunch at the old boy's club, I opted to wear a dress shirt, blazer, and tie to dinner if I didn't have the right genitalia, I could at least adhere to the "black tie or business suit" dress code.
But when I tried to define it, all I could say was, "You know, adhere".
As for the veal, it was pounded so thin when I had it that I could have read a Bumble Bee label through it, and it adhered like wet tissue paper to the plate.
I could only ever be married to my husband, who was raised Episcopalian but now only adheres to the tenets of mellow.
Forcing myself to adhere to the strict rules of masculinity, a system of belief that told me I couldn't possibly be anorexic because I was a man, is not what saved me either.
From 12 inches away, I could not tell that the blades were painted, but I could see where the paint had adhered to a few small dirt patches.
I wish I could say that the food is also worth the trip; unfortunately, the executive chef, Gerald Villa, has had to adhere to the menu outlined on the company's Web site.
I gave birth at N.Y.U.'s Langone 11 years ago, and while things may have changed, the postpartum staff at that hospital could adhere to "policy" in ways that could make a new parent weep.
He will not sleep, he said, because if his skin touches the ice, it could adhere.
