Intersectionality is including different variables of a woman/mans life in order to account for unique experiences to their culture, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and or immigration status By taking an intersectionality approach to cases of gender-based violence, we can take the best approach in helping anyone of any sexuality, culture, ethnicity, etc with their situation. By … Read more
We see a lot of intimate partner violence as is, but have you ever stopped to think about the LQBT community and it’s relationship with intimate partner violence? Looking into surveys, we can see that bisexual women are “1.8 times more likely to report ever having experienced IPV than heterosexual women”. This is just one … Read more
When we think of cases of human trafficking, most people’s first assumption is that the victim was kidnapped, or threatened with physical force. However, in most cases this is not true at all. Most women are mentally manipulated, in order for a perpetrator to get what they want without gaining the attention of police or … Read more
In society, we hear many people blaming women for their encounter with sexual assault. While some victim blaming might be pretty obvious, other situations of victim blaming can be hard to detect. By blaming a women or man for their encounter, people become more and more likely not to report cases of sexual assault–letting perpetrators … Read more
In the reading “Sexual Violence Against Men and Women In War: A Masculinities Approach” by Valorie K. Vojdik, I was very fascinated with page 932 which discuses the fact that homosexuality is a crime in 70 states (at the time written, 69 as of 2021), which in turn makes men less likely to report accounts … Read more