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How Can We Not Expect the Worst?

May 17, 2013 By Nico Lang 1 Comment

Despite being a survivor himself, Nico Lang holds onto the hope that someday rape will no longer be something we expect will happen.

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What Is a “Macho” Man?

May 14, 2013 By 1in6 Leave a Comment

The word “macho” stirs up all kinds of emotions, but what does it truly mean?

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Danny Brown’s Availability

May 13, 2013 By Robert Reece 33 Comments

Danny Brown, black men's bodies, hypermasculinization, male victims of sexual assault

White women assuming sexual power over black men is not a new story, says Robert Reece, of news that Danny Brown received unwanted oral sex on stage.

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What My Sister Did: Surviving Incest

May 12, 2013 By Nathan C. Daniels 33 Comments

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What she did was wrong. It took Nathan C. Daniels years to learn this, and overcome the shame of being her victim.

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7 Ways You Can Help Prevent Sexual Violence

May 8, 2013 By Everyday Feminism 8 Comments

While caring for survivors is crucial, Jamie Utt insists that it’s just as important to end the cycle of sexual violence before it begins.

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Restrictive Residency Rules and the Illusion of Public Safety

May 5, 2013 By 1in6 4 Comments

There are risks of increasing restrictive residency rules for sex offenders while reducing their access to resources, and monitoring.

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Keeping our Past a Secret

April 28, 2013 By 1in6 1 Comment

You must deal with your past, or eventually it will deal with you.

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Victor Rivers is Not a Woman

April 25, 2013 By Dennis Danziger 6 Comments

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The former Dolphins player smashes stereotypes of men and boys as victims of domestic violence.

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When Love Wins Out

April 23, 2013 By Donald D'Haene 2 Comments

For Donald D’Haene, April 15th hit both ends of the emotion spectrum. In the dark hours immediately following the horrific events at the Boston Marathon, his family experienced a miracle that proved, in the end, love wins.

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Secondary Survivors

April 20, 2013 By 1in6 2 Comments

For those that love us and are aware of our past: the other survivors of abuse.

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Jane Doe, You Are Not Alone

April 20, 2013 By James A. Landrith 8 Comments

James Landrith offers words of support to a young girl who was not only a victim, but was blamed for being so.

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The Boston Bombings, Triggers, and Self-Care

April 19, 2013 By Christopher M. Anderson 1 Comment

Some things you can do if news coverage of stories about abuse, violence, and/or trauma are triggering you.

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What Happened When I Told: A Boy’s Sexual Assault Story

April 16, 2013 By Arthur MacMaster 9 Comments

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The neighbor boy came into my room and asked if I knew anything about sex.

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Heads of the Hydra or, The End of Rape

April 4, 2013 By Julie Gillis 4 Comments

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It takes more than education on consent to stop rape, but it is a vital chapter in a new story of what we all want: a world without rape.

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Keeping Kids Safe from Inappropriate Touch

March 24, 2013 By Jayneen Sanders 1 Comment

Author Jayneen Sanders offers tips on how to keep your children safe from sexual predators.

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Men Engaged – Standing Up By Lying Down

March 17, 2013 By 1in6 6 Comments

What if men standing up in protest against rape of all people were a worldwide event?

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David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

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HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.

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