I’m furious right now. I’m a bit too angry to write as coherently as I’d prefer. You know I’ve been through hell since publicly disclosing my rape. You know I […]
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Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture. – Charlotte Bunch
UK Author Compared To E L James – Rival For 50 Shades
BRAINTREE, U.K. – April 5, 2013 – PRLog — THE STARLIGHT SERIES – AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH This series of books was formed early in 2012 when I had an idea for a novel earlier this […]
Read moreBecause I’m a Man, Rape Can Never Happen to Me
March 31, 2013 Spectrum – Longwood University Blog By Allison Norden Sex is often used as a source of power between people. Stereotypically, it is the man who is the […]
Read morePresidential Proclamation — National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2013
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 29, 2013 Presidential Proclamation — National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2013 NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND […]
Read moreJane Doe, You Are Not Alone
Once again, there has been a rape case involving football. This time it was a young woman in Steubenville, Ohio. Predicatably, there has been sympathy for the young men who […]
Read moreMilitary Rape Survivors Are Actual Human Beings, Not Your Gun Control Talking Points
NOTE: Yes, there will be sarcasm, snark and profanity. That's what you get when people co-opt the struggles of military survivors for political or ideological arguments unrelated to their traumas. […]
Read moreFACT SHEET: Combatting Violence against Women
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 05, 2014 FACT SHEET: Combatting Violence against Women **Funding in the President’s FY 2015 Budget Aims to Reduce […]
Read moreMore Than A Love Story: Cassandra By Starlight
More Than A Love Story: Cassandra By Starlight I’m not one to read romances, like, ever – with the exception of Dorothy Eden’s “Winterwood” from 800 years ago or […]
Read moreThis Is Why Male Rape Survivors Don’t Come Forward (or Gendered Victim-Blaming)
Well, today I was treated to some of the worst victim-blaming I've received yet from rape denialists and self-appointed gender police. I'm so tired of this garbage. Why is this […]
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From Dean Esmay, who also experienced sexual violence at the hands of a female, on "Raped on Active Duty: Why He Didn't Report": "James is still regularly harassed and […]
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