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Category: FGM

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💔 When She Protects Herself, He Cries Harm
Abuse, child safety

💔 When She Protects Herself, He Cries Harm

Tonya GJ Prince May 16, 2025
[wesurviveabuse.com] There are men—too many—who believe that a woman [...]
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What FGM and “Gender-Critical” Child Medicalization Have in Common
Abuse of Power, Body safety

What FGM and “Gender-Critical” Child Medicalization Have in Common

Tonya GJ Prince May 15, 2025
In the work of protecting children, hard truths often sit at the inter [...]
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⚖️ The Fight for Protection: What You Should Know About U.S. FGM Laws
Abuse, Abuse of Power

⚖️ The Fight for Protection: What You Should Know About U.S. FGM Laws

Tonya GJ Prince May 14, 2025
In the United States, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is illegal under [...]
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🕊️ We Will Always Choose the Child: Culture Cannot Justify Harm
Abuse, Abuse of Power

🕊️ We Will Always Choose the Child: Culture Cannot Justify Harm

Tonya GJ Prince May 14, 2025
In the United States, there has always been a clash between cultural [...]
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Survivor Spotlight: Katoucha Niane
Advocates/Activists, Female Civil Rights

Survivor Spotlight: Katoucha Niane

Tonya GJ Prince February 27, 2025
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Survivor Spotlight: Katoucha Niane (video)

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E. Lynn Harris: The Visionary Black Author Who Gave Us Stories We’d Never Seen—But Always Needed

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Grief That Echoes: Honoring the Women Amiri Baraka Lost to Violence

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10 Reasons to Be Outraged about Harvey Marcelin: How the System Protected a Killer Instead of Women

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