The people involved have attempted to defer liability for allowing this to happen.
Now, over a decade later the evidence of these events are beginning to surface, but the Department of Defense is still doing their best to keep it under the radar.
I run my hands over my thighs to smooth my skirt. I’m nervous so my leg is bouncing. I notice it and force myself to hold still then I smooth my skirt again. The big, fluffy arm chair I’m enveloped in is too comfortable. The dissonance between it’s squishy…
Authored by: Shiri Eisner * Trigger warning: explicit discussion of sexual harassment and sexual violence. Imagine a 14-year-old girl, just beginning her 9th grade. Her classmates know that she's bisexual – she's told them about it, assuming that (like her) everyone else is also accepting. But when she walks…
Anonymous "This is my story of mother-son incest" via MalesSurvivor.org I was born into a religious family, into a family, though, with many problems. We were one thing on the outside and something else on the inside. Within the family, there was no peace. My father had turned to…
You used the expression "legitimate" rape as if to imply there were such a thing as "illegitimate" rape. Let me try to explain to you what that does to the minds, hearts and souls of the millions of women on this planet who experience rape. It is a form of re-rape.
While it’s true that the vast majority of rapes are committed by males, anyone can become a victim and anyone can be a rapist.
"The best two things women can do to utilize their strength in this country is to organize in solidarity for their legal rights and use their power in voting for the political party that best supports their interests" - Unknown All the controversy surrounding reproductive rights in the U.S. has woken…
This was sent me last week:
Dear John, I am a secular humanist who practices Buddhism. I am writing to you because I appreciate your writings regarding people like me who do not follow Jesus. I would like to share some of my history with you, and explain why I no longer follow god.
Shared By Susan Macaulay @ AmazingWomanRock.com - an online oasis for amazing women and those who appreciate them. Susan notes: The email in which this list came said the information was gathered as a result of interviews with a group of convicted rapists and date rapists. It might help…