Take Care of Yourself And Your Soul

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Donald D’Haene has endured the insensitivity of strangers since coming out as a survivor of sexual assault 30 years ago. He offers a response to Todd Akin’s declarations on rape, and advice for survivors of any gender.

Jerry Sandusky’s Adopted Son Talks About His Own Abuse

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To any who may have been doubting the guilt of Jerry Sandusky in the child sexual abuse charges leveled against him during his tenure at Penn State, a new witness has come forward to discuss abuse suffered at the hands of Jerry Sandusky: Sandusky’s own adopted son.

The Sandusky Trial: Reflections From Penn State

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An adult survivor of abuse reports from the Sandusky trial.

Sandusky, Triggers, and Self-Care

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Some things you can do if news coverage of abuse stories is triggering you. From the Executive Director of MaleSurvivor.

Can Any Good Come from the Sandusky Sexual Abuse Trial?

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Will the Sandusky trial provide a better future or will it just feed voyeurism?

George Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked

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George Zimmerman, the defendant in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, was forced to surrender himself back to the court within 48 hours today, after it was uncovered that he had more funds available than what he had previously told the court, as well as a possible second passport that he had not handed over

8 Things Every Good Man Needs To Know

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Christin Myrick has something to say to the good men of the world: thank you.

Trayvon’s Mother: “…Because a Heart Has No Color.”

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Sybrina Fulton: “I just want to speak from my heart to your heart. Because a heart has no color. It’s not black. It’s not white. It’s red. And I want to say thank you from my heart to your heart. Thank you.”

George Zimmerman Will Be Tried In Death of Trayvon Martin (Updated)

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George Zimmerman to face criminal charges in the death of Trayvon Martin. Also breaking news: Eric Holder announces a parallel investigation into a violation of the civil rights of Trayvon Martin, just as Zimmerman’s lawyers resign as his counsel.

Woman Interested in Computers and Crime

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Ms. Fricosu is making headway into territory typically dominated by men, data encryption

Guestpost #74: Amanda Petryschuk – Ten things I’ve learned from being a witness in the Superior Court of Canada

Bio: Amanda Petryschuk is a Toronto improviser and secretary with a colourful past. This past led to the experience referred to here. You can follow her on Twitter or catch her around Toronto performing with Impatient Theatre Co. and other improv groups like POMP. You can buy her a drink and pick her brain about [...]

Spank

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When a company goes out of business and you get laid off, what should you do to get back at your idiot boss?

The Twitter Trial

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Twitter was made for the Casey Anthony trial. And the Anthony trial was made for Twitter.

The 10 at 10

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Barry Bonds walks again, BYU is in trouble, and living rooms are becoming extinct.

Where Did This Sperm Come From?

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The miracle of bringing a child into this world. All you need is love, patience, and a syringe full of semen, packed into a cooler, delivered to you in the dead of night.

Bringing Down the House

Tom Matlack talks to a sexual abuse survivor who helped expose the Catholic Church’s cover-up.