In a 2023 BBC Newsnight interview, Mel B was asked whether she herself would call police to report domestic abuse. She said she would not, explaining: “I wouldn’t, because I…
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…
I want you to hear from Déjà Lewis-Nwalipenja. When she gave this TEDx talk, Déjà was a young Black college student studying political science and sociology. Her talk, Black Girls…
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…
What makes this monologue so valuable is its examination of the person who learns to operate right along the boundary. Arabella describes “Bob” as someone who has paid attention to…
🔒 FCI Dublin forces us to ask a question about consent that reaches far beyond one prison. A woman identified publicly as Dinhora described living with continual fear while incarcerated…
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…
You are allowed to have preferences that produce absolutely no social benefit whatsoever. Your personal life does not have to double as public service. There is not a single soul…
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…
Technology has given abusive people new ways to watch, follow and frighten women. Some of them are hiding in places you may not think to look. Leena noticed it at…