Category: Abuse of Power
They Want Us to Give Up “Mother” While Rapists Keep “Father”
"Will a highly neutral parentage framework be sensitive enough [...]
Epistemic Control: When Someone Else Tries to Become the Author of Your Reality
The first step in controlling a person is often convincing the [...]
American Violet and the Fight to Remain the Expert on Your Own Life
Control rarely begins with chains. It often begins wit [...]
⭐ Why I Resist Diluted Language Like “Birthing People” Part 1
Updated from November 2025
How hard is it to ju [...]
When Someone Refuses to Leave You Alone: Understanding Forced Access
When Someone Refuses to Respect Distance
It's one thing to ta [...]
A Slap to the Ear Is Not “Just a Slap”: What Survivors Need to Know About Ear Injuries, Concussion Symptoms, and Strangulation
Some injuries announce themselves wi [...]
Lucy Diggs Slowe: She Protected Us in Silence So We Could One Day Speak
“Because boundaried spaces don’t build themselves—someone has [...]
Using Michelle Obama’s Image to Justify White Supremacy Is a Self-Own—And a Betrayal
If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll [...]
Walking on Eggshells: Recognizing Peer-Driven Control Before It Burns You Out
People tend to move on and forget the people we lost d [...]
Grief That Echoes: Honoring the Women Amiri Baraka Lost to Violence
There are wounds that don’t stop bleeding just because the [...]