Sexual Harassment
Harassment can include “sexual harassment,” or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature. It can also include offensive…
End the Gray Areas–Silence Isn’t Sexy
The Power of ‘Yes’ and Enthusiastic Affirmative Consent Trigger Warning: This post contains graphic description of sexual assault.
Anyone who’s been through a high school health curriculum knows that sex education…
Sexist Ad Critique
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Too Many Martyrs
For those of us who care about this issue—who care about ending sexual assault and the suffering it causes—it can be painful, tiring and discouraging to keep up with the news. We see story after story of mishandled case and mistreated survivor.…
Victim Blaming
Rape. It brings to mind images of force, an obvious lack of consent, maybe even a weapon. In the stereotypical scenario, the victim is clearly saying no, and the perpetrator either threatens them or forces them to do something against their…
Let’s Recall A bit of US Immigration History
There is a lot of controversial and alarming news about “Unaccompanied children crossing the borders alone”, or “Our community cannot handle this, we don’t even know what all diseases they have or their criminal background”, or “No…