We Have a Serious Activist Problem
We Have a Serious Activist Problem To be honest, we have had this problem for decades. the ease at which a person can simply start advocating on an issue online is both a blessing...
The Re(Write) with James Landrith Writing
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Silencing Victims is Incompetent Activism
Activists telling any survivor to be silent about their traumas are taking the side of perpetrators. The gender identity of either the victim or perpetrator is not an excuse. Too many activists lack empathy...
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The Thing About Made To Penetrate
As a male survivor of a likely serial female rapist, I am sometimes asked about “made to penetrate”, which is used to describe how women rape men. Yeah, I know the UK doesn’t...
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The Parts I Never Said
September 15, 2026 This one comes with a trigger warning. If you don’t like trigger warnings, feel free to keep it moving. Not interested in why you don’t believe in them. Not everything is...
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18 Years, Goth Girls, and Progress
Since this is a trauma anniversary month and the Goth Girl is stealing my sleep, I’m gonna post whatever comes to mind. Eighteen years ago in June of 2008, I first disclosed by...
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From Survivor to Ethics Trainer
One of my favorite parts of this job is conducting training related to ethics and victim services. Yesterday, I was booked to speak to Army SARCs and SAPR VAs from across the service....
Advocacy Letter: Vote NO on CORCA
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine Dear Senators Warner and Kaine, The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act uses the pretense of preventing organized retail theft to drastically expand the...
Advocacy Letter: Demand OMB rescind the proposed Uniform Guidance overhaul
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine The Honorable Eugene Vindman Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman, The new rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget...
Advocacy Letter: Pass the Dream and Promise Act
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine The Honorable Eugene Vindman Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman, Our immigration system is broken. President Trump’s mass deportation agenda has...
Advocacy Letter: Stop ICE’s deadly spree
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine The Honorable Eugene Vindman Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman, Yet another person has been shot by ICE. Wilber Rafael...
Advocacy Letter: No Flock. No exceptions. No excuses.
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine The Honorable Eugene Vindman Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman, Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) like Flock and Axon are...
Advocacy Letter: Reject all anti-voter bills immediately
October 4, 2026 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Tim Kaine The Honorable Eugene Vindman Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman, I’m writing to urge you to reject the SAVE Act, SAVE...
Empathy Saves Lives (Repost)
Reposting for my victim services friends who may be feeling a little pessimistic lately: Before I was a SARC, I spent nearly six years working at RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National...
Closely Held Activist Myths About Female Perpetrators
There are still too many myths about male survivors and female perpetrators in activist circles. Female perpetrators do not usually use brute strength like in a movie. The woman who raped me used...
The Thing About Satirical Victim-Blaming
The Thing About Satirical Victim-Blaming As a male survivor of (likely serial) female rapist, I am unfortunately all too familiar with how quickly alleged allies turn into “satirical” victim-blamers. Step 1, someone posts...
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...