Men Should Be Offended (or Enough with the Simplistic Assumptions Already)
Christer S. Rowan shared the following graphic on his website: As a man who has been raped, I’m offended by a lot of assumptions. I’m offended by the assumption that ANY...
Tagged: Sexual Violence
Time to Support All Survivors (or Mine! Mine! Mine!)
Jacob, writing for Toy Soldiers on “Military rape and suicide“: The majority of reported cases of sexual violence in the military involve male victims, yet only one VA facility in the country offers residential treatment...
Talking with Men, Not at Men Makes A Difference
The Women's Resource Center at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee asked the following question: If you come across someone who laughs at the idea of teaching men not to rape, what's the...
Statement by the Press Secretary on New DOD Initiatives to Eliminate Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 15, 2013 Statement by the Press Secretary on New DOD Initiatives to Eliminate Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces The President has...
Victim-Blaming Is Easy (or You Really Aren’t A Useful Person)
Alyson Miers on There Is No Right Way For A Victim To Behave : "People are saying stupid shit about Amanda Berry. Burnett’s concerned astonishment was charitable compared to what the lowest form of...
Mad Men, Male Rape Survivors and Female Predators
Abigail Rine, writing for The Atlantic, on "Don Draper Was Raped"" According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, a nationally representative study on sexual victimization developed by the CDC, 4.8...
Don Draper Was Raped
Don Draper Was Raped Mad Men‘s non-consensual encounter between a young, frightened Dick Whitman and a prostitute didn’t generate as much chatter as its gender-reversed scenario might have. Why? published in The Atlantic...
Reflections on Five Years of Healing and Speaking Out
Reflections on Five Years of Healing and Speaking Out by James Landrith June 16, 2013 I have taken it on the chin several times for speaking out and publicly telling my...
Military Personnel Subcommittee Mark Released
MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE MARK RELEASED May 23, 2013 Press Release H.R. 1960 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 WASHINGTON- The House Armed Services Committee today released legislative language scheduled to be...
HASC Tackles “Sweeping Changes” To Military Sexual Assault Laws
HASC TACKLES “SWEEPING CHANGES” TO MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWS May 22, 2013 Defense Drumbeat “I think the leadership of the military is confused,” said Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, “They believe as long as they...