This will be the first in a series of interviews with authors, activists and other individuals who are making a difference in the lives of individuals, their community and the […]
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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
TBTN at Randolph College: Recap
I was booked for a Take Back The Night event on October 14th. The faculty sponsor and the chair of the event were both excited to have a male speaker […]
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The Patriarchy Did Not Rape Me
In a survivor forum for rape survivors a female secondary survivor of a male CSA survivor expressed her disgust and said she was revolted by the prevailing notion that boys […]
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What did speaking out change for you?
The question, "What did speaking out change for you?" was asked of survivors by the author of a popular survivor's handbook. My response is below: What did speaking out change […]
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Nancy Garrido: The Other Predator
Patricia Casey, writing about Nancy Garrido for The Independent, on Mind & Meaning: Dugard kidnap highlights one of last taboos: Because it is not spoken about, there is little information on […]
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“Comfort Women” Still Waiting on Japan to Own Up to the Past
Peace X Peace on "This Story Will Not Die" A Cry from Korea for Human Rights and Peace: During World War II, many thousands of women were forced to serve […]
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Healing Out Loud
Penelope Trunk, discussing her child sexual abuse, on How to decide how much to tell about yourself on your blog: So what I’m telling you here is that I’m scared […]
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One Year of Being Awake (TW)
A year ago, a friend woke me up from an 18 year sleep. We began to talk about bad drinking experiences and I told her a little about my experience […]
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Downgrading Rape (or Communications 101 via Richard Rojo)
Cara of The Curvature on University of the Pacific Says Date Rape is Not Rape: I want to point out is not why this man is an asshole, or why […]
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Rape and Healing
Cara from The Curvature on What Does It Mean to Heal? I know that not all survivors suffer from some sort of post-traumatic stress. I cannot speak to those experiences. […]
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