Consent

Remember when you were little and another kid hit you. Maybe you yelled back at the other kid. The adults would overhear the commotion and make both of you apologize …

So women all over the globe started telling truths around violence, abuse, and sexual harassment. The next thing you know it became taboo for women to speak truth. Well whaddya …

Survivors Deserve to Speak the Truth Survivors of abuse, assault, and violence have long been silenced—by shame, by fear, by systems that prioritize the comfort of abusers over the dignity …

One of the most dangerous and dismissive talking points circulating today is the claim that “men don’t need to be trans to rape women because men will rape women anyway.” …

Political leaders must prioritize the rights women need in our own right—not just the ones tied to men. Yes, women must have the right to make our own medical decisions. …

Women and children are often told—explicitly and implicitly—that their boundaries don’t matter. That they should bend, break, or erase them altogether for the comfort of others. That they should make …

In a world full of contradictions, there is one fear that rarely gets named, but is woven into the seams of our cultures, systems, and stories: gynophobia. From the Greek …

Children Have the Right to Set the Following Boundaries: Bodily Autonomy: They have the right to say “no” to unwanted touch or affection, even from familiar adults. Personal Privacy: Children …

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