'Audrie & Daisy' Daisy Coleman’s New Campaign for Sexual Assault Survivors
It’s been five years since Daisy Coleman was found on her family’s front lawn in Missouri, wearing only a T-shirt and yoga pants, her hair turned brittle by the cold. It’s been five years since Coleman, then 14, alleged she had been sexually assaulted by Matthew...Stop Doing This When Talking About Sexual Assault
‘My Sexual Assault Wasn’t That Bad’—and Other Normalizations That Need to Stop I remember the day clearly: it was a hot, humid summer day in Philadelphia, between my sophomore and junior years. I decided to stay near campus for the summer to be with my friends before...
Top 6 Programs To Watch NOW About Sexual Violence And Rape Culture
MTV’s Sweet/Vicious ESPN labeled Sweet/Vicious as “The Best Show You Haven’t Been Watching.” Its time to change that. True Story: Sweet/Vicious brought me back to MTV after a 10ish year hiatus. Yes, I am that person who is still pinning for...Best-Selling Author Draws Parallels Between Rape Culture And The Treatment Of Ethnic Groups In The U.S.
Millions of people across the country have taken to the streets to protest in the days since Donald Trump’s inauguration, with the Women’s March and protests at airports against the president’s “Muslim ban” and anti-immigration executive orders making headlines....
How Dress Codes Perpetuate Rape Culture In American Schools
Maggie Sunseri was a middle-school student in Versailles, Kentucky, when she first noticed a major difference in the way her school’s dress code treated males and females. Girls were disciplined disproportionately, she says, a trend she’s seen continue over the years....