Domestic Violence

For generations, women fought to move the line forward: toward safety, freedom, education, economic independence, bodily autonomy, and the right to move through the world without asking permission. But progress …

You are not special, shiny, or goat-adjacent because you get verbally aggressive towards women around sports. As an advocate, I grew to despise “big game weekends.” You come into the …

Women should not have to wait for a man to demonstrate the danger before anyone respects the warning….. This week, two former NBA players announced they intend to enter the …

updated from February 2026 “If your confidence turns out to be misplaced, what protections exist for the people expected to absorb the consequences?” When certainty replaces preparation We have all …

There are tragedies that make headlines for a day and then disappear from public conversation, even as they continue to happen. Family annihilation — when one family member kills two …

Mobility restriction is a term widely used in human rights, disability studies, public health, criminology, and violence prevention because mobility is directly connected to safety, opportunity, and citizenship. Think of …

updated from February 6, 2025 Survivor Affirmation Your boundaries are sacred. Nobody’s crisis, real or threatened, gets to override your right to protect your own life.         …

We talk about domestic and sexual violence with so much more ease now-not enough but we are not who we used to be- it is easy to forget the road …

This is a tragic ending to a beautiful and bright light that challenges a lot of myths about domestic violence only occurring in relationships where the woman is lacking in …

For generations, women endured violence that society treated as a private problem. This is the story of how finding the right words changed law, culture, and countless lives. Before It …