Category: Disability and Chronic Illness

Aline Borel Was Not Just a Meme: When a Woman Is Misread, Labeled, and Killed
I've seen the meme of her so often. You may have too.Â
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Myths and Facts About Fairness in a World Trying to Silence It
Myth 1: “Talking about unfairness is divisive.”
Fact:Â Silence does no [...]

10 Ways Violence Against Black People Is Dehumanized, Dismissed, and Minimized
“It is a peculiar cruelty to demand extraordinary proof from
those w [...]

Don’t Look Away: How Polite Fiction Becomes a Predator’s Shield
There is language that has been troubling my soul. As a Womanis [...]

🎶 Playlist: Songs That Speak the Truth — Domestic Violence & Survival
Sometimes music is the only thing brave enough to say what we’ve been [...]

What the Data Doesn’t Say—But Survivors KNOW
Source:Â U.S. Sentencing Commission, FY 2024 Datafile,
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24 Facts About Genocide: How Women Across Generations and Nations Have Been Targeted in Genocide
When a group has been treated as property, their boundaries are never [...]

Living in the Aftermath: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Permanent Disability
The Shadow of the Incident: When Blame Outlives the Act
There is [...]

Not Minor, Not Temporary: The Lasting Impact of Male Violence on Women’s Bodies
“What is dismissed in a momentcan echo for a lifetime.”
There was a t [...]

What “Just Say No” Taught Us About False Solutions
There was a time when America believed a slogan could solve a crisis.
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