If your first response to hearing a male survivor’s public story is, “he won’t get asked what he is wearing”, you are not an ally. You’re an abusive asshole with […]
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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
Readout of Sexual Assault Briefing Before Military Personnel Subcommittee
READOUT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BRIEFING BEFORE MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE Sep 28, 2017 Press Release House Committee on Armed Services WASHINGTON – Today, the Military Personnel Subcommittee received a briefing from the […]
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Website Re-Launched III
So, things are back online again at Triggered By Media, the successor to Movies That Trigger. After getting hacked repeatedly at our last webhosting company, the website has been resurrected […]
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‘I had to graduate with my rapist’: We spoke to the sexual assault survivors behind the letter to Betsy DeVos
news • Jul 13 2017 ‘I had to graduate with my rapist’: We spoke to the sexual assault survivors behind the letter to Betsy DeVos ‘Where would I be without […]
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Betsy DeVos, This Is What Sexual Assault Survivors Want You to Know
Betsy DeVos, This Is What Sexual Assault Survivors Want You to Know Originally published in Teen Vogue July 12, 2017 In this op-ed, sexual assault survivors hold education secretary […]
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No, Your Questions Are Not Valid (or Concern Trolling is the Devil)
It is always fascinating when people who are not survivors or involved in victim services or survivor advocacy work have weird fixations with shit they couldn’t possibly understand – usually […]
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Letter to the Editor of Philadelphia Inquirer
June 19, 2017 The Philadelphia Inquirer Stance hurts rape survivors Page A11 After reading Managing Editor for Opinion Sandra Shea’s commentary about columnist Christine Flowers, I can appreciate that Shea […]
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Sorry George (Or Male Survivors Are Not Props)
For a few years now, there has been a meme in circulation containing a quote by George Takei — “You know, when a man is raped you never hear […]
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Ally vs. Abuser: Choose One
Seriously, you cannot be an ally and a smug silencer at the same time. Pick one.
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Coalition Letter to Senate and House Appropriations on Domestic and Sexual Violence
PDF Copy Available Here Senator Richard Shelby, Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, […]
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