Assault

Q: What is a rape kit? A rape kit (also called a sexual assault forensic evidence kit) is used to collect DNA and physical evidence from a person who has …

When a male accuses another male of sexual harassment or assault, what do we often hear first? “The worst part is people are going to call him gay.”“Get ready for …

Some of us were taught that being a “good person” meant keeping quiet.Smoothing things over.Soften the blow.Protect their reputation.Look the other way.Pretend you didn’t hear what you heard.Didn’t see what …

The betrayal no one wants to talk about—but every Survivor remembers. There’s a kind of betrayal that lives in the silence.In the sideways glances.In the excuses.In the celebrations and dinners …

  Women are significantly more likely to be victims of stalking. Approximately 1 in 3 women have experienced stalking at some point in their lives, compared to 1 in 6 …

You are allowed to care about people—and care about your own protection. You are allowed to believe in justice—and believe that boundaries save lives. You are allowed to support dignity …

There’s a dangerous math we don’t talk about enough: Access + Entitlement = Vulnerability to Violence. And Black women and Black girls?We are on the frontlines of that equation every …

We need to name it. The media—mainstream and social—isn’t just failing to protect women.It’s teaching us to be quiet.To question ourselves. To shrink.To smile through what we know is wrong. …

She didn’t ask for special treatment.She didn’t ask for a platform, a parade, or a prize. She asked for safety.That’s it. That’s all. But the answer? Shame. Ridicule. Silence. Gaslighting. …