China: The Legal Position and Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in the People’s Republic of China

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Although thousands of years,although the feudal ruling class acquiescence of  homosexual behavior,but in the majority of  the people,it has been treated as a non-moral turpitude, which makes homosexuals in all aspects of life have been influnced.(1)family discrimination,this discrimination is not only from parents sibling,but also from traditional marriage to deceive the public and forced to … Read more

How Menstrual Cups Can Improve Educational Outcomes For Girls In Africa

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Menstruation is an often overlooked factor in understanding poor educational outcomes for girls in parts of Africa and other developing areas.  Without access to sanitary products, many girls (and women) are often forced to use items like unsanitary rags, leaves or old newspapers to cope with their periods.  Due to the lack of sufficient sanitation … Read more

Anti-Transgender Violence Grows Despite “Star Power” Op-Ed

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ANTI-TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE By now we are all well aware of the transformation of Bruce Jenner into Caitlyn Jenner. If you’re like me your Facebook timeline, Instagram page, and Twitter feed has been inundated with her Vanity Fair layout as well as various captions (both negative and positive) directed towards not only her process of transformation … Read more

Acquaintance Rape

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ACQUAINTANCE RAPE Acquaintance rape or date rape (as it is also related to) is a sexual assault or rape by someone who the victim knows. Acquaintances can include persons related to the victim, a workmate, classmate, religious leader-virtually anyone who is already known by the victim. Acquaintance rape is used interchangeably with date rape because … Read more

Rape Culture Wikipedia Entry

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Rape culture Rape culture is used to describe a society that tolerates sexual assault and violence against women. Rape culture is a relatively new term that expresses how our culture perpetuates rape in different parts of our lives. According to Susan J. Douglas (2015), rape culture is more than just our values. It is the … Read more

Op-Ed: Substance Abuse and Violence Against Women

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Substance abuse is a worldwide problem that many people are struggling with every single day. Not only does this affect their daily lives, but it also affects who they are as a person. Although there may be people who take drugs just for the “fun” of it, many people take them because it provides them … Read more

Dating Violence for LGBT Teens Op-Ed

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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/dating-violence-experiences-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-youth/view/full_report According to this article, LGBT teens are at a greater risk to experience all types of dating violence. The goal of this study was to compare dating violence experiences of LGBT teens with experiences of heterosexual teens. The types of experiences being compared were physical, psychological, sexual, and cyber dating abuse. The study also … Read more

Op-Ed: Femicides and Gender-Based Violence in Central America

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All over the world femicides are occurring and gender based violence is constantly being shown through the news, social media, and by word of mouth every day! Femicide is the killing of women for cultural or gender based reasons, it ties closely with hate crime and sexism. Today, violence against women and young girls is … Read more

“Why Domestic Violence Prevention Programs Don’t Work”

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http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nfl-controversy/why-domestic-violence-prevention-programs-dont-work-n217346   The news article by NBC talks about how these Domestic Violence Prevention Programs do in fact change the way men look at woman, but it doesn’t change their abusive behavior. Domestic violence is built on sexism and the reason for the abuse is primarily social.The article goes on to say that 1/3 women … Read more

Obama on Race Relations

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/barack-obama-n-word-race-relations-marc-maron-interview/index.html The article that I chose was not directly related to domestic violence, but our discussion of race involving the Charleston shooting sparked my interest and that is what led me to this article. The article focuses on an interview that President Obama had with Marc Maron, in the interview the President focuses on the … Read more