Lawmakers In Two States Working To Criminalize Stealthing

Democratic lawmakers in at least two states want to criminalize “stealthing,” in which someone removes a condom or another contraceptive device without permission during intercourse. Wisconsin state Rep. Melissa Sargent and California state Rep. Cristina Garcia both...

Breaking! Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes Pair Of Rape Bills

  The Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would get rid of a requirement that rape victims show they resisted their attacker in order for prosecutors to get a conviction and another setting standards for how to deal with key evidence in rape...

Series Of Texas Bills Aim To Curb Sexual Violence On College Campuses

 Two of the bills filed Tuesday by Kirk Watson to address weaknesses in how the law and institutions of higher education interpret consent for sexual activity: SB 967: Closes several loopholes in the Penal Code’s definition of “consent” for sexual assault and...

'Baylor Bill' Takes On Campus Sexual Assault Reporting

The sexual assault scandal that’s plagued Baylor University this past year has led one state lawmaker to file legislation that would attempt to increase transparency. The so-called “Baylor Bill” would require Texas colleges and universities to put in...