sexual assault Archive
Talking About Boston and Sexual Assault and Helpers
As I watched the news unfold last night, I felt a familiar pit in my stomach – the feeling of horror and anger and being upset and irrationally MAD about small things. I’ve never witnessed a shooting or been on the scene of such medical trauma. But I was alternating between being distraught and hunting
Category: Other
Change the Conversation: Untitled by Anonymous
I am posting this contribution from Anonymous. Trigger Warning – Sexual assault, child molestation, victim blaming. Sexual assault is a serious problem. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. While Sexual assaults have decreased more than 60% in the recent years there
Category: Activism
Changing the Conversation About Soap Operas?
A few months ago, I was asked to participate in a Change.org effort to send a message to the soap operas that “rape does not equal romance.” I declined. Why? Well, I do agree with the message but I also know the soaps. And I thought it was pointless and wouldn’t work. I really regret
Category: Activism
Daytime Television and Sexual Assault – Will DAYS do the “prison rape” story?
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault, Homophobia, Days of Our Lives has had a marvelous unfolding of their gay supercouple “WilSon” over the past year. Sonny Kiriakis and Will Horton are both legacy characters, easy to like and coping with the good soapy stuff any heterosexual couple faces – including a custody battle. They even have a
Category: Culture
Sexual Assault and Rape Culture Are LGBTQ Issues
Trigger Warnings – sexual assault, rape, victim-blaming Coauthored with Ian Awesome. Originally posted on HuffPo Gay Voices. The conviction of two young men for raping an unconscious young woman challenges us to rethink our assumptions about youth, the legal system and sexual assault. We are both survivors of sexual assault. In the light of media responses to
Category: Activism
Change The Conversation: Blogging About Sexual Assault – Planning Post
Friends – The Pittsburgh Women’s Blogging Society is organizing a “Blogging Day” on Tuesday April 2. “Change the Conversation: Blogging About Sexual Assault” We need help to make this successful. Help us send a message of solidarity to our sister in Steubenville and all survivors of sexual assault. Help us begin the difficult conversations on
Category: Activism
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