Category: Child sexual violence
“She Knew What She Was Doing.” Why Do Adults Say This About Abused Children?
If there were no rapist in the vicinity, the child would not have bee [...]
A Book and Film I Recommend: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Another book from my personal shelf...Some books stay with you lon [...]
Why Do We Keep Teaching Women and Children to Live Around Harm Instead of Stopping the People Causing It?
They were in the kitchen. It was a small, minor disagreement, b [...]
Why Must a Rape Survivor Prove She Was a “Good Victim” Before We Believe Her?
The crime was the perpetrator’s choice, not the victim’s failure to be [...]
The Exception Man: New Vocabulary Does Not Change the Reality of Male Violence
"It was 'that' kind of man who harmed you, not this kind." But how can [...]
10 Lessons for Survivors from Melba Wilson’s Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest
Melba Wilson wrote about something that Black women had certainly been [...]
The Question Nobody Answers About Mixed-Sex Spaces: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?
I did not arrive at female boundaries because I assumed every male was [...]
When “Protecting Children” Means Removing a Book About a Child Who Was Sexually Abused
"History, despite Its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, But if faced [...]
I May Destroy You: Arabella’s Monologue | HBO Replay
What makes this monologue so valuable is its examination of the person [...]
Iyanla Vanzant: Abusive People Have a Way of Making You Feel it is All Love
Background and Vulnerability: She explains that she and he [...]