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 […]
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Tag: Sexual Violence
Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture. – Charlotte Bunch
Jane 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 […]
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Military 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. […]
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FACT 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 […]
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More 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 […]
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This 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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More on Female Predators
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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Albany AMWA Hosts Interpersonal Violence Awareness Week
American Medical Women’s Association AMWA Student NewsFlash February 2013 Albany AMWA Hosts Interpersonal Violence Awareness Week By: Amanda Wingle, Region 2 Director Albany Med’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Week was held in […]
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Raped on Active Duty – Why I Would Not Report
I recently attended the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the sexual assault investigations at Lackland Air Force Base on January 23, 2013. A group of female and male survivors […]
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When A Victim-Blamer Cries Victim
I received an email from Cristina Robinson today in response to my article about her mockery of me. Apparently, I am just supposed to be okay with her weak apology […]
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