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 we prevent harm in the future? What did we miss? What went wrong? The burden…
“It was ‘that’ kind of man who harmed you, not this kind.” But how can we prevent harm in the future? What did we miss? What went wrong? The burden…
Some people are taught to believe the justice system will be waiting for them. If somebody hurts you, tell. If you have evidence, save it. Go to the police. Cooperate…
You know, none of these problems are new. The problem has always been getting the funding to serve everyone who needs safety. When we talk about domestic violence, sexual assault,…
I watched Season 2 of Reasonable Doubt with two sets of eyes. I watched as a viewer who wanted a good story. But I also watched as an advocate who…
I saw this amazing woman speak at a conference, bought her book at a table there, and finished it in one night. Great book. LaVon Morris-Grant survived what could easily…
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 are cases that remind us why understanding domestic violence cannot be limited to advocates, shelter workers, police officers, or women who have already lived through it. Everybody needs to…
Tina Turner did what we so often tell women to do. She spoke. She told the truth about the violence in her marriage. She described beatings, coercive control, and sexual…
There is a familiar sentence that appears whenever violence against Black women becomes impossible to ignore: “Black women don’t talk.” Sometimes it is said with concern. Sometimes frustration. Sometimes it…
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…