STOP Calling It Groping Or Fondling – It's Sexual Assault

Numerous high-profile cases of sexual violence and abuse have have been exposed in recent years, with the same words cropping up again and again: “groping”, “fondling”, “inappropriate touching”. What each of these terms usually means is sexual assault. But both in...

Something's Very Wrong When Trump Reminds Us Of Abusers

This election was triggering for a lot of abuse survivors. Calls to RAINN’s sexual assault hotline surged after Trump’s Access Hollywood tape leaked, and many have pointed out that he used verbally abusive tactics in the debates. As a survivor of emotional abuse, one...