Our Fears Confirmed: The Supreme Court Plans to Overturn Roe v. Wade
The leaked draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization makes clear that the court plans to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion established nearly a half-century ago with Roe v. Wade.
Why I #ActStrong: A Letter to my Neighbors on Trump
I am the girl you have seen grow from a child into a young woman. One thing you don't know is that I am a survivor. I was sexually assaulted and raped when I was living down the street
Nov. 5, 2016
Donald Trump Bragged About Sexual Assault — But We Won’t Let Him Normalize It
I am a Black American Muslim woman and a survivor of sexual assault, and I know Donald Trump’s America doesn’t value me or my story.
Oct. 19, 2016
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Donald Trump's Campaign Has A Rape Problem
Donald Trump’s new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway — who worked for and defended Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin — is supposedly going to help Trump try to close the gaping gender gap.
Aug. 31, 2016
Why We Need More Awareness About Sexual Assault in the LGBTQ+ Community
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and - as a Lesbian Latina who's active with Planned Parenthood - I want to bring awareness to something that often gets overlooked: sexual assault in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Community.
April 26, 2016
New Study: Overwhelming Support for Consent Education in Schools
Very few people received education about consent from either school or their parents, and that when they did the focus was usually on saying no or dealing with sexual assault after the fact.
April 21, 2016
John Kasich’s Plan to Stop Sexual Assault: Blame Women Who Go to Parties
Unbelievable: When asked what he would do as president to protect women from sexual assault, John Kasich advised that women should not “go to parties where there is a lot of alcohol.”
April 15, 2016
Sexual assault hits Latina survivors hard without culturally relevant support
"I began to piece together my own definitions of what was right and what was wrong, and so I came to assume that this was the way it was — men push for sex until women give in."
June 5, 2015
Fox News: Victim Blaming Again
Outnumbered hosts Stacey Dash and Andrea Tantaros shared their thoughts on the nationwide problem of sexual assault on college campuses — saying "good girls" avoid frat parties, and women who are raped are "bad girls" who "need to be kept away from liquor and boys."
Feb. 2, 2015