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
The Catholic Church is being accused of child sexual abuse by people in Ireland, the US, France, Argentina, Australia, and more. Since the 1950s, there have been sexual abuse accusations against the Catholic Church. Canada and the US brought public attention to this issue within the Catholic Church in the 1980s. The investigation conducted by … Read more
Articles: “Honoring Jo Acker, Trans Woman Who Confronted Shooter” https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-jo-acker-26-year-old-trans-woman-killed-in-boise-idaho “Remembering and Honoring Pulse: Anti-LGBTQ Bias and Guns Are Taking Lives of Countless LGBTQ People” https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Pulse-GunViolenceReport-061120.pdf?_ga=2.145034228.1788513919.1636415581-200739166.1626980298 “Gun Violence Must Stop. Here’s What We Can Do to Prevent More Deaths” https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy With an influx of news being covered in the media today, it can be seen that our country … Read more
According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) sexual violence is a blanket term that covers any crimes such as sexual assault, rape, and abuse. To be more specific, the state of North Carolina defines sexual assault as “any offense in which the defendant subjects one or more victims to unwanted sexual acts” (FindLaw’s … 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
Trigger Warning : I will be including couple of the cases that happened to several children which include death and self harm. These facilities have different names such as boot camps, behavior modification facilities, wilderness therapy, and gay conversion. Many parents who feel like they need to change their child’s behavior will take them to … Read more
Sexual assault within the military is far too common than what we would wish to believe. For 1,000s of people this is a reality. There have been many sexual assault complaints filed within each branch of the military, but for some their voices are not being heard. This is an ongoing problem that many survivors … Read more
Domestic Violence in Affluent Families Versus Impoverished Families OP-ED Griffin Rustia There’s is no question that domestic violence is abundant in our world regardless of income and should be addressed with more respect and concern. However, our society wants to put statistics on things to make explaining them easier. Domestic violence shouldn’t be compared between … Read more