Dispelling The Myth Of The Girl Who Cried Rape

No crime seems to cause as much of a controversial reaction as a rape case. Unlike other crimes, it seems like the knee jerk reaction is to accuse the victim of lying. “Crying rape,” which refers to women allegedly falsifying a rape charge, is a term commonly tossed...

Ending Title IX Guidance Isn't Just Evil—It's Profoundly Stupid

Abby Honold would never have graduated without Title IX. In 2014, when she was a junior at the University of Minnesota, Abby was raped by another student. She did everything a survivor is “supposed” to do. She called 911 immediately, went to a hospital for...

Preventing Sexual Violence Starts With What We Teach Our Boys

Most girls and women in the United States are given advice about rape prevention: never let your drink out of your sight, don’t walk alone at night, don’t wear revealing outfits or high heels, and so on. We live in a society where violence against women—both in action...

Actually, That's Sexual Assault

In the middle of the night after a bar crawl in college, while I was passed out sleeping, my roommate’s friend crept into my bedroom, climbed on top of me, and assaulted me. He kissed me, he took off my pajamas, and put his hands on and in my body. It was not...

How Taylor Swift's Victory Could Affect Sexual Assault Cases

Taylor Swift was awarded exactly $1 for her victory in civil court Monday, but the award could represent much more for victims of sexual assault. After a Denver jury found that a preponderance of evidence showed that former radio DJ David Mueller had groped the pop...