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sexual assault awareness month

The R Word

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All I wanted was a half-priced drink after my 9-to-5. Yet I called an Uber because I know […]

Lady October 25, 2018 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

Taking Back the Power

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According to the RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence location, every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. […]

CourtneyLeBlanc May 12, 2017 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

I Am A Warrior

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I continue to hang out with my rapist and I don’t know why. When he texts me, I […]

Leila Mustafa April 26, 2017 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

Boys Like You

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Dear Brock Turner, It’s boys like you that make me question my own experiences. Was I really sexually […]

Hannah Nobbe September 3, 2016 Social Issues & Politics

An Open Letter to Brock Turner

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Dear Brock Turner, As a sister and a friend of multiple sexual assault survivors, I’m compelled to write […]

Alison September 3, 2016 Social Issues & Politics

Rape Culture in America

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Traditionally, January is the time to reflect on the past year—to look back at its failures and achievements […]

Brandy Lewis May 12, 2016 Culture & Media, Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

What People Don’t Tell You About Rape

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Rape is not one woman’s burden. It does not happen to her alone, it is not simply a […]

Alison May 10, 2016 Culture & Media, Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

What Naomi Wolf’s Book Taught Me About Rape in the Context of War

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“Rape, properly understood, is always aimed not just at the female sex organ but at the female brain.” […]

meganconvey April 30, 2015 Culture & Media

I Knew I Loved You

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I loved you by the sound of your voice your warm embrace the scent of your skin your […]

Lady April 28, 2015 Poetry

Saying “No” to a “Nice Guy”

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I’ve never been raped. I’ve never said “no” and been ignored. For that, I am grateful. I know […]

Erin April 23, 2015 Relationships & Community, Social Issues & Politics

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