Why Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Acknowledged Sexual Assault in Season 3

In the third episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season three, Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) finally addressed what happened to her when she was being held captive by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm): rape. Laura Dern’s character, Wendy, a woman who intends...

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...

Everything We Know About False Rape Accusations Is WRONG

False rape accusations loom large in the cultural imagination. We don’t forget the big ones: The widely-read 2014 Rolling Stone article, later retracted, about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia; the 2006 accusations against innocent members of the Duke...

Stealthing: The Sexual Assault Trend You Need To Know About

A new study explores the phenomenon of “stealthing” ― the purposefully nonconsensual removal of condoms during sex ― and how those who fall victim to the practice can move forward. The study, written by Alexandra Brodsky for the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law,...

When It Comes To Sexual Assault, We Deserve More Than Awareness

Over 300,000 Americans over the age of 11 will likely be sexually assaulted this year. If we experienced kidnappings at that rate, we wouldn’t just raise awareness — we’d be darn sure we were doing something to stop the epidemic. And yet it’s Sexual...