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The Word(s) I Can’t Say

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Unfortunately, sexual assault isn’t a very rare thing.

Becky April 10, 2019 Culture & Media, Social Issues & Politics

Learning To Tell My Own Story

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I couldn’t believe how healing the entire process was: the writing itself, the discussions prior to publishing, and then the conversations it allowed me to have after it was published. It felt like scrubbing myself clean after years of feeling a mix of blame and shame and disgust and numbness.

Madelaine Walker December 20, 2018 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

Victim Blaming: Frequently Asked Questions

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So, your favourite actor, comedian or TV star has just been accused of rape or sexual abuse and […]

Lisa Hooper May 10, 2018 Social Issues & Politics

I Became A Feminist The Day I Was Born

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To say I had a feminist a-ha moment or a feminist awakening is to say that there was […]

Lady April 19, 2018 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

Coming Of Age In A Misogynistic World

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[Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, pedophilia] The last few months have been hard. As an aspiring journalist media producer—but […]

Lady February 2, 2018 Culture & Media, Social Issues & Politics

The Middle School Feminist

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At 14, my assault defined me as a feminist. Ten years later I’m writing openly about what happened […]

B. Andrews December 5, 2017 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics, Work & Money

I Can’t Love Things Anymore

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I’m scared to love things. In light of the recent focus on sexual harassment in Hollywood, I’ve discovered […]

Lisa Hooper November 29, 2017 Culture & Media, Social Issues & Politics

Even Nice Guys Hate The Word “No”

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My mother is from Brooklyn. Flatbush, to be exact. She is also a red-head. As a red-headed, freckled […]

Caitlin Zaugg November 14, 2017 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

Know “No” | Conversations About Consent

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Consent is “to knowingly give explicit permission or agreement to sexual activity.”

Molly Geoghegan April 21, 2017 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

The Fire Inside Us

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I feel like I cry a lot lately. I think I have to. I research and write plays […]

cathymuskett March 14, 2017 Health & Wellness, Social Issues & Politics

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