Category: Abuse of Power
Grooming by Environment: When the System Softens the Ground for Abuse
When most people hear the word grooming, they imagine a single predato [...]
When One Gets Through, Others Follow: The Open Door Metaphor in Abuse
Thereâs a pattern in abuse that doesnât get talked about enough. Not [...]
Some of Us Refuse To Walk Back into Bondage Dressed as Progress
Some folks treat danger like itâs a dare.They treat survival like itâs [...]
Letâs Make It Plain: Jim Crow and Sex-Based Boundaries Are Not the Same Thing
Some people are confused.Some were misinformed.Some are using half-tru [...]
Donât Use Our History to Justify Our Endangerment
Jim Crow taught the world that Black girls and women existed to be use [...]
Black Male Survivors of Rape Deserve to Be Seen, Heard, and Healed
Black male rape victims of other males are real.They exist. Theyâve [...]
How to Know Youâre Not SafeâEven If No Oneâs Hitting You
(And Why So Many Survivors Miss the Signs)
If youâve ever wondered, â [...]
You Shrink So Others Donât Feel Threatened
But What Happens When You Stop?
The Sign:You minimize your gifts, you [...]
Self-Abandonment: How Survivors Can Come Home to Themselves
Self-abandonment is one of the most overlooked consequences of survivi [...]
You Deserve SafetyâEven When Youâre Just Trying to Keep Going
Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were tol [...]