Well stated, Belle. It's amazing what people will do behind the safety and anonymity of the internet. I also don't understand why people criticize the existence of an all females clan either. It's like they assume that the point of the thing is to be exclusive when the goal is quite the opposite. I know you don't play exclusively with females because there are a number of dames on my friends list that I play with regularly. And no one, that I recall, took an issue with the Dads of Destiny clan even though they're an exclusive clan of male fathers or soon to be fathers. These groups aren't about isolating yourselves, it's about generating community and friendships with like minded people. It's about finding something you have in common and generating a relationship through that. So sorry you had to undergo that kind of abuse, but props for shouldering it well. Wish you all the best down the road. Edit: To expand on some things, some of the comments really express a distaste for Dames being a ladies only group. Females interact with males daily, but they should also be able to have a place to be together as women because they are wired differently, think about things differently, they struggle with similar things and can provide support to each other, etc. We don't get mad when girls hang out together and don't invite any men. They're having a ladies' night. No big deal. Dames is that. It's a time and place for some friends to just be ladies together. How the actual frack is that a bad thing?