DECEPTION

I did not arrive at female boundaries because I assumed every male was dangerous. I arrived there because I knew what society does to women and girls when the dangerous …

At first glance, the story of Marcia Johnson can produce a very simple conclusion. A nonprofit dedicated to helping poor people posted Samuel Scott’s $5,000 bail after he had been …

There is a difference between allowing another human being freedom and requiring somebody else to participate in that person’s understanding of themselves. We blur those two things far too easily. …

Institutions know how to write beautiful promises. “We take all reports seriously.” “Your safety is our priority.” “We are committed to a safe environment.” There are webpages. Brochures. Policies. Awareness …

Sometimes abuse announces itself with a threat. Sometimes it starts with a word. A degrading name can be tossed out so casually that everybody is expected to move along. But …

Some people try to control women by frightening us. Others discover they can control a room by humiliating us. Humiliation can look like “joking,” teasing, embarrassing you in public, exposing …

updated from January 2026 I’ve served the women who responded to violence and were facing harsher punishment than any man would have for the same crime. No one was willing …

updated from September 26 2025 Abusers call what they do to women and children by many names. They dress it up with lies, excuses, and false respectability. They label it …

  There are things we understand perfectly well until sexual violence enters the conversation. We understand vulnerability perfectly well when property is involved   Suppose someone gets drunk at a …

We Celebrated Women’s Gains. We Also Need to Talk About What Is Being Eroded. There is a story we often tell about women’s progress. Women organized, laws changed, rape became …