Female Civil Rights

I thought about a woman I once served today. Back when I was serving people with disabilities. She crossed my mind because the day that she became paralyzed, she was …

A survey has found “deep mistrust” towards police from black women who have been victims of abuse. The findings from the charity Sistah Space show that almost all black women …

The research literature usually calls it nonconsensual condom removal (NCCR): removing a condom before or during sex without the other person’s consent. Researchers generally treat it as a violation of …

  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 …

Having worked directly with colleges and universities as statewide coalitions serving domestic and sexual violence victims I can say this…… If you are a college student dealing with stalking, dating …

✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com updated from May 24 2025 We’re taught to look for bruises, raised voices, or slammed doors.But the most dangerous form of abuse often starts quietly—with language. It …

Consent is not only the right to say yes. It is the freedom to say no without punishment, persuasion, or a campaign to change your mind. Consent is not only …

Human dignity should be universal. Sexual access should never be. We reached the part of this discourse where Rosa Parks was invoked to infer that women are like white supremacists …

  updated from March 23 2025 There is a familiar pattern in history. Women organize. Women speak. Women document harm. Women build shelters, create opportunities, change laws, and fight for …

updated from July 31, 2025 The Space Was Never the Argument. The Entitlement Was. Survivor Affirmation Every woman deserves a space that stays hers. Not conditional. Not negotiable. Not something …