This Locker Room Talk Is Not What You Think — And That's The Point
Alexis Jones spends a lot of time in locker rooms across the country, attempting to redefine manhood and invite men like college athletes into the conversation about masculinity and sexual assault. While she waits in the wings before each speech, the coach reads her...How Will Survivors Of Campus Sexual Assault Fare Under Trump's New Order?
When Darbi Goodwin reported her rape by a high school classmate in 2014, school officials told her: “There’s nothing we can do for you,” the 18-year-old recalled in an interview with the Guardian. Of her alleged rapist, she said they added: “We know him and he would...I'm A Survivor Of Campus Sexual Assault, And This Is Why Betsy DeVos Scares Me
I am a survivor of campus sexual assault, and I am terrified of what Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos could do. At her direction, the Department of Education is considering rescinding the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter, a pivotal document that outlines schools’...What A First Kiss Feels Like After A Sexual Assault
Reddit user throwawayballet shared a victory with the world, “I like kissing again!” The story, which surged to the top of the front page of the Internet, highlights a widespread but often private plight among survivors of sexual assault: Even the smallest gestures of...Sexual Assault Survivors Say Air Force Academy Uses Counseling To Get Rid Of Them
After “Kristen” was sexually assaulted at the Air Force Academy, she followed the advice of Academy leaders and sought counseling. Only later did she learn her counselor had slapped her with a mental diagnosis that was then used as grounds to try to drum...