Tonya GJ Prince

These seven lessons come from the video transcript.  1. One of the earliest signs of manipulation is beginning to doubt your own reality. 00:09–01:48 The speaker explains that manipulation often …

There is something deeply troubling about watching the language of justice become more popular and in vogue while the protection of girls still remains so easy to overlook. More people …

Content warning: rape, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, murder. I am tired. I am tired of writing the same story with different names. A girl tells. Nobody listens. A man …

This is a frequent and common feature of family dysfunction, heard from some advocates directly from victims, including domestic violence….. Some people don’t just want you to believe their story. …

There is an expectation in our society that women and girls will take responsibility for men and boys who refuse to take responsibility for themselves. We don’t always say it …

We have developed an extraordinary vocabulary for questioning girls’ reactions and an equally extraordinary vocabulary for explaining men’s behavior. Perhaps it’s time we examined that imbalance. There’s something particularly disturbing …

Sometimes a girl notices something about an adult that everybody else would rather not see. You know what bothers me? How quickly people can come up with an explanation for …

When women and girls are harmed, why does so much of the conversation become about what the man stands to lose? Have you ever noticed how quickly people can find …

How rape myths become excuses, silence Survivors, and teach communities to look away Some lies are told so often that people stop hearing them as lies. You’ve heard them. I’ve …

Rape myths are not harmless misunderstandings. They can become shields that protect perpetrators, discredit Survivors, and discourage people from reporting sexual violence. And some of these myths have been around …