Despite being a survivor himself, Nico Lang holds onto the hope that someday rape will no longer be something we expect will happen.
Danny Brown’s Availability
May 13, 2013 By 30 Comments
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.
What My Sister Did: Surviving Incest
May 12, 2013 By 23 Comments
Scottsboro Boys Pardoned Posthumously
May 6, 2013 By 2 Comments
More than 80 years after their conviction and almost 15 years after the final man died, the Scottsboro Boys will be pardoned for crimes they did not commit.
Teach Consent in Classrooms [OpEd]
May 3, 2013 By 25 Comments
Christian Coleman argues we need to teach consent in high school classrooms and he’s proposing legislation to make that mandatory.
Jane Doe, You Are Not Alone
April 20, 2013 By 8 Comments
James Landrith offers words of support to a young girl who was not only a victim, but was blamed for being so.
NEWSER: I Was Raped by 4 Women
April 9, 2013 By 19 Comments
Toronto Police are looking for four women who raped a Toronto man last month after offering him a ride home from a club.
When It Comes to Sexual Assault YOU Can Be the Difference in How the Story Ends (Video)
March 25, 2013 By 15 Comments
This power video demonstrates easy ways to look out for each other and speak up.
Men Engaged – Standing Up By Lying Down
March 17, 2013 By 6 Comments
What if men standing up in protest against rape of all people were a worldwide event?
These Simple Phrases Are Harming All of Us and Here’s How We Can Stop It (Video)
March 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Why “man up” and “you play like a girl” are devastating to everyone.
Universities Still Struggle to Handle Reports of Sexual Assault
March 8, 2013 By 16 Comments
Institutions of higher learning across the county must take an intentional and proactive approach in preventing and responding to reports of sexual assault made on campus.
How to Help a Friend Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted
February 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
Anyone can be a victim of sexual assault, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Sarah Ogden offers a guide to supporting a loved one who has experienced sexual assault.
How I Stopped Being an Angry Feminist, and Started Loving Men
February 17, 2013 By 161 Comments
Sarah Beaulieu wants us to stop talking about the things men do wrong, and start talking about all the things men do right.
International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers
February 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Let’s pause for a moment to think about the plight of the world’s 300,000 child soldiers
“‘Trauma in youth becomes attraction in adulthood.’ You just rocked my world with how true that is.”
February 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
Mel talks about how childhood trauma lead to unhealthy sexual experiences and self-hatred later in life. (TW for sexual abuse.)
“We already have ‘Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.’ Why not extend that to sex?”
How does fatal drunk driving compare socially to the things that happened in Steubenville? If campaigns against drunk driving don’t work, how do you design a consensual sex campaign? What effective messages have you seen that could apply?