What she did was wrong. It took Nathan C. Daniels years to learn this, and overcome the shame of being her victim.
Rape by Any Other Name is Still Rape
March 2, 2013 By 22 Comments
David Pittman examines the reasons we, as a society, try to soften the term “rape” by calling it by other names.
Warning Signs of Abuse vs. Normal Sexual Behavior
February 15, 2013 By 8 Comments
Author Jayneen Sanders lists which behaviors are potential warning signs that a child may be being sexually abused… and just as importantly, which ones aren’t.
I’ll Never Forgive You
November 3, 2012 By 5 Comments
Four little words by Victim 4 in the Jerry Sundusky case speak volumes.
“Before his suicide, my grandson asked me if Amherst would have handled the assault differently if he was female.”
October 27, 2012 By 8 Comments
This is a comment by Martin Robbins on the post “The Death of Innocence at Amherst College”.
My Own Feminist Manifesto
October 18, 2012 By 32 Comments
Richard Jeffrey Newman on why he is a feminist.
“We Didn’t Know.”
July 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
No one wants to hear stories of abuse, but that failure to listen has turned into a disbelief of victims.
“As a victim of child sex abuse, I wish someone acted violently against my offender.”
July 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
This is a comment by MsRN on the post “Talking Myself Out of Murdering Jerry Sandusky”.
“As a co-victim of sexual abuse myself, I wish we had a hero like Cyrus Vance in our neighborhood.”
May 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
This is a comment by Eirik Rogers on the post “Etan and Me: A Brotherhood of Pain”.
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.
For My Son, A Kind of Prayer
May 12, 2012 By 13 Comments
Richard Jeffrey Newman offers a poem and a prayer for his son, on violence and fear and the awful mystery of our own bodies.
A Book To Help Talk To Kids About Sexual Abuse
April 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
Joanna Schroeder praises the book ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept’, which helps teach children about how to cope with potential sexual abuse.
Redefining Rape – For Men and Women
April 9, 2012 By 63 Comments
In light of news stories about Vanessa Williams’ abuse at the hands of a female, and a police officer raping a woman at gunpoint, Zek J. Evets thinks we all need to get involved in redefining rape.
How to Spot a Sex Offender
March 5, 2012 By 24 Comments
“If your child comes to you and tells you someone touched her, believe her.”
A Sex Drive Parked in Neutral
October 1, 2011 By 36 Comments
After being molested at the age of thirteen, Marcus Williams struggled to reconcile his libido with his fear of making an unwanted advance.
“‘Trauma in youth becomes attraction in adulthood.’ You just rocked my world with how true that is.”
Mel talks about how childhood trauma lead to unhealthy sexual experiences and self-hatred later in life. (TW for sexual abuse.)