Wow, my survivor story "I've Got the T-Shirt…" was chosen as one of The Best of GMP's Men's Stories: http://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/the-best-of-gmps-mens-stories/ When I wrote it, I truly did not expect the level […]
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Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
A section containing all blog entries, articles and commentaries. Many of these entries were imported from my earlier Blogspot, MovableType and WordPress blogs. In addition, political commentary, articles and essays written for publication and coursework can be found here. Much of the commentary in this section was published in The Multiracial Activist, The Abolitionist Examiner, The Good Men Project and Interracial Voice. Many essays in this section were written for coursework at the American Military University.
Sexual Violence Survivorhood and Selective Reading (or It is Time to Get Over the Stupid Internet)
I’ve been having an interesting discussion with artist M.K. Hajdin on male rape survivors. She linked to a blog commentary by Wayne Myers – On Being A Male Rape Survivor. […]
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Executive Order — Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 31, 2012 Executive Order — Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families […]
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Dear Huffington Post: Cherry Picked Rape Myths Do Not Equal Innocence
Dear Huffington Post: Cherry Picked Rape Myths Do Not Equal Innocence by Matt Atkinson David Protess, writing for the Huffington Post on Did Oklahoma Wrongfully Convict a Chicago Hoops […]
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Akin is Not Unique
Donald D’Haene, writing for The Huffington Post, on “As a Rape Survivor, You Get Used to Stupid Remarks Like Akin’s“: Todd Akin’s ridiculous declaration on the serious crime of rape […]
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Todd Akin and the False Equivalency of the Enraged
Mom-Blog on Todd Akin and Rape: What did you say?? I’m not at all happy what’s going on with politics lately. I’m supposed to keep quiet and say things like, […]
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Executive Order — Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 10, 2012 Executive Order — Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally EXECUTIVE ORDER – […]
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On Healing and Forgiveness (or You Probably Think This Blog Is About You, Don’t You?)
DISCLAIMER: I am not advocating forgiveness, nor advocating against it. How you proceed in your life is entirely your choice and not subject to my judgment. As you read this, please […]
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I’m From HR and I’m Here to Help
I’ve accumulated close to 15 years of experience in human resources management through the Marine Corps, hospital staffing and retail industries. Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of strange, […]
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Presidential Memorandum — Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 17, 2012 Presidential Memorandum — Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act May 17, 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS […]
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