Society has made men the silent sufferers when what they really need is a listening ear.
It’s A Human Problem
February 17, 2012 By 20 Comments
In discussions about sexuality, rape, violence, intimacy Julie Gillis knows one thing for certain: We have to talk about them differently.
GirlWritesWhat on Unwanted Sex vs. Rape
February 16, 2012 By 313 Comments
“How could anyone not realize that a woman who isn’t consenting is not consenting?”
Samantha Bee on Women in the Military, Rick Santorum, and Rape
February 15, 2012 By 7 Comments
Sam Bee is the most dangerous woman in comedy. Check that. The World.
A Reader Responds to Chris Brown Post
February 15, 2012 By 26 Comments
“Tearful begging. Apologies. Right hook to chin. Falling down as blood spilled from my mouth and flooded my chin. Running for my car to lock myself inside.”
Do We Care About A JFK Intern Going Public 50 Years Later?
February 12, 2012 By 27 Comments
My first response was “give me a break.” And then I sat down and thought about it some more.
Disclosures: Finding a Voice for the Boy
February 12, 2012 By 4 Comments
Rob Brown discusses the difficulties and barriers to disclosing his childhood sexual abuse.
Damaged: Tales of Child Abuse and Growing Up
February 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
Robert Brown shares the story of his childhood, being sexually abused by other children, and how it has shaped him as an adult.
Gender and Sexual Violence: Manufacturing Victimhood, Marginalizing Victims
February 6, 2012 By 17 Comments
Typhonblue takes a look at the statistics and finds that the conventional gender narrative of sexual violence doesn’t really hold up.
Did CDC Study Vastly Overstate Sexual Violence?
January 30, 2012 By 20 Comments
The Washington Post writer Christina Hoff Sommers lays out the case.
Yale QB Witt Denies NYT Charges
January 27, 2012 By 10 Comments
Patrick Witt released a statement calling into question the veracity of the NYT story and coverage.
Overcoming Abuse and Becoming a Good Man
January 26, 2012 By 78 Comments
Scott Mclelland relives his agonizing tale of abuse and credits his damaging past as the catalyst for him becoming the good man he is today.
As Victims, Men Struggle for Rape Awareness
January 26, 2012 By 8 Comments
One in 21 said they had been forced to penetrate an acquaintance or a partner, usually a woman.
“Invisible War” rocks Sundance
January 22, 2012 By 10 Comments
Rape in the American armed forces is an issue that has quietly been gathering attention over the past decade. But it exploded with the power of suppressed fury at the screening on Friday afternoon of the documentary “The Invisible War,” a devastating indictment of the government’s inaction on the issue.
Shuffling Feet: A Black Man’s View of Schroedinger’s Rapist
January 18, 2012 By 251 Comments
A response to the argument of Schroedinger’s Rapist and an examination of anti-black racism.
I Don’t Care What You Call It: Sexual Violence Against Men and the Pain of Being Invisible
January 17, 2012 By 27 Comments
The language of abuse doesn’t really matter, Brian C. Rideout writes. Instead, we need to focus on helping and allowing the victims to heal.
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?