The Thing About Body Counts
I’ve always hated the whole “body count” thing. There are many reasons why a person has had many partners. All of them are that person’s business. My “count” is largely due to an unhealthy...
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Biblical Racism Is An American Tradition
We are seeing more of the same in 2026. Religion and Scripture used to harm others for the sake of power for a few. Back in 1998, I decided to gather some information...
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The Thing About Holding Female Perpetrators Accountable
The Thing About Holding Female Perpetrators Accountable I’ve been talking about my experience with female perpetrated sexual violence since 2008. In the decades since I first broke my silence, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend...
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Sorry, But Ghislaine Maxwell Is Still A Rapist
So, this is going to annoy some of you. Some of you will make excuses. What’s new? Some will be offended. Do me a favor, look in the mirror and think about it first...
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No Refunds, No Returns
February 7, 2026 The Multiracial Activist From the Editor: I’ve been married to a Black woman since 1993. I dated several Black women before her. I have multiracial children and a granddaughter. For...
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The Thing About Trauma and Sex
One of the lesser talked about aspects of sexual violence related trauma is the impact on sexuality. No, I’m not talking about orientation, more how survivors express themselves sexually. For me, that looked...
Domination is Not Activism
As someone with national and international activism bona fides, this is one of my pet peeves. It happens often when new activists get dialed in on a single cause. There is NOTHING wrong with...
Diversity in Uniform is a Strength
I train brand new victim advocates and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators about 6 weeks out of the year. During that training, we talk about relating to people and understanding how their experiences may differ...
Bigoted Advocacy
Any time that men or women disclose sexual violence at the hands of women, breathless “allies” rush in out of the blue. Typically, they may say something generic like “all sexual violence is bad”....
Emotions =/= Instability
It is always interesting and frustrating that so many professionals and incompetent activists rush in with “sorry you’re triggered” as a kneejerk response to even slight disagreement or justifiable anger when working with vocal...
Destructive Allies
Starting in 2008, I first started talking about my experience as a survivor of a likely serial female predator. Over the years, I switched from national activism to volunteer advocacy to paid advocacy as...
Hypersexuality As A Coping Mechanism
I’ve been telling my story publicly since 2008. I’ve told it to millions via broadcast, print and internet media as well as during live presentations on college campuses and military bases. One of the...
Activist Rape Apologists
Since 2008, I’ve told my story to millions via various broadcast, print, and internet media. I’ve also spoken on several college campuses and military bases, among other locations. Following every presentation or training where...
Fundie Fight Club
Folks, in 1998, I decided to get in some “good trouble” by quietly picking a fight with a racist evangelical college in South Carolina. I published evidence of something they didn’t want to put...
Where Were You Hiding?
This week, one of my favorite musicians and a beautiful human being passed away after a long fight with cancer. Along the way, he helped countless others with his nonprofit and advocacy work. Mike...