Author: Tonya GJ Prince
When “Protecting Children” Means Removing a Book About a Child Who Was Sexually Abused
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was the #3 most challenged book of t [...]
Marcia Johnson, Part 2: Follow the Chain. Why Was Her Safety Riding on $5,000?
At first glance, the story of Marcia Johnson can produce a very simple [...]
Marcia Johnson Told Them She Was Afraid: Why Everyone Needs to Understand the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Part 1)
There are cases that remind us why understanding domestic violence can [...]
Tina Turner Told Us She Was Raped. People Still Made Jokes: What That Reveals About Rape Culture
Tina Turner did what we so often tell women to do.
She spoke.
She to [...]
Rape Myth Acceptance: 10 Ways We Blame Women for Being Vulnerable Instead of Blaming People Who Exploit Them
Some ideas about sexual violence have been around so long that peopl [...]
When You Change a Safety Boundary, Tell Women What Replaced It: 10 Questions We Have Every Right to Ask
Another man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault inside a [...]
Your Right to Choose Depends on Your Right to Know: When Romantic Deception Interferes with Consent
Which facts may another person deliberately falsify while seeking some [...]
What Women Should Know About the Tremaine Carroll Case: When Institutions Decide Women Can Absorb the Risk
There is something about the Tremaine Carroll case that becomes cleare [...]
When Personal Expression Becomes Women’s Required Participation: What Exactly Are Institutions Asking Women to Do?
There is a difference between allowing another human being freedom and [...]
The Brochure Says “We Take Your Safety Seriously.” But What Happens When a Survivor Actually Reports?
Institutions know how to write beautiful promises.“We take all rep [...]