OrphanCrow: Seriously? You really think that is a fair comparison?
It's not a like-for-like - I didn't say it was.
sexism is something that builds up from small beginnings.
believing that it is ok to throw in the 'sorry, it must be your time of the month' when somebody doesn't agree with you, is just one of those 'small beginnings'.
I thought the OP's comment was interesting:
I have told my husband this morning that I've found out I'm gay
The acronym is LBGT - each letter stands for something.