The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]

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W.R.R. escaped his father’s child sex ring only to endure the horrors of homelessness: illness, starvation, and yet more sexual violence. How does this survivor find meaning in his life today?

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Normal for Now

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Our beliefs and values surrounding concepts like family, childhood, and masculinity, are products of our time and culture.

Virgin Airlines: Men Can’t Sit Near Unaccompanied Minors

TW for pedophilia. Virgin Airlines apparently does not allow men to sit next to unaccompanied minor children, but does allow women to do so, apparently out of fear of pedophilia. Talk about pedophile hysteria. Planes are fucking crowded; you can’t even talk without everyone accidentally overhearing about the time your toddler put Aunt Jenna’s goldfish in [...]

“But Why Didn’t You Say Something?”

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Gretl Claggett recognized the silence people kept around the Sandusky case, even when they knew they should speak up. It was the same silence she grew up in.

The Sandusky Trial: Reflections From Penn State

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An adult survivor of abuse reports from the Sandusky trial.

Sex Offenders Banned From Internet?

Trigger warning for discussion of rape and mention of domestic violence and child abuse. The title of this AlterNet article is New Laws Banning Sex Offenders From Social Networks and Online Gaming May Go Too Far. …Really. Never would have guessed that that could possibly be the case.

Body Safety Skills For Kids

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Jayneen Sanders, author of “Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept” offers a simple curriculum to teach kids how to protect their own bodily integrity.

Myths of Child Sex Offenders

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MB Cowan delves into the real world of sex offenses against children, where media stereotypes fail to address the reality of both victims and offenders, and where draconian laws may do more harm than good.

How to Spot a Sex Offender

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“If your child comes to you and tells you someone touched her, believe her.”

The Signs of Sexual Abuse

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Some important advice from MBCowan.

Does Paterno’s Death Resolve Anything?

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Paterno was a man from a different generation. A generation that was ignorant when it came to sexual abuse.

Original Sexual Abuse Whistle Blower on Catholic Church Goes Public

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“The more I talked about the abuse, the less power it had to own me,’’ he said.

Can Young Girls Really Seduce Older Men?

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No, it’s just another lazy excuse of male weakness, writes Hugo Schwyzer.

Look in the Mirror: The Hypocrisy of PSU Rage

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Before we can properly punish Sandusky and those who protected him, we must first point the finger of blame at ourselves, Tom Matlack writes.

Sexual Misconduct: A Pandemic

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The only way to combat a pandemic tolerance of sexual misconduct is asking the tough questions, holding accountability, and being vigilant, Paul Gagne writes.

Male Lust Arrives in Happy Valley

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If we can’t talk about male lust honestly, argues Tom Matlack, how can we deal with the consequences?