Human Trafficking

When someone stays silent about abuse, overlooks harm, or rewrites the story to sound softer than it was—it’s easy for outsiders to say: “Why didn’t you leave?” “How could you …

There’s a pattern in abuse that doesn’t get talked about enough. Not in training rooms. Not in courtrooms. Not even in some support groups. But Survivors know it. We’ve lived …

Too often, when the topic of prostitution or “sex work” comes up, the first question is: “Why did she choose that?”But I’ve been walking beside Survivors for over 30 years, …

There are so many reasons Survivors don’t report.And not one of them makes your story less true. Some of you were children, trying to survive another day in a house …

Self-abandonment is one of the most overlooked consequences of surviving abuse, harassment, or assault.It’s what happens when you learn—often in order to survive (poverty, abuse, violence, racism, sexism, misogyny, disability)—that …

Survivors of violence—whether in war zones or in personal life—often face silencing first. Before the bruise,before the strike,before the world sees what happened,there is a quiet act of control: “Don’t …

Sometimes the harm didn’t stop when you said no.Sometimes the people who should have protected you didn’t pause, didn’t question, didn’t care.And because they didn’t listen, you may have started …

Stop weaponizing white men’s impunity to excuse Black men’s predation. Accountability for Black predators is not— and will never be—measured against how many white men got away with it.That is …

Q: What is a rape kit? A rape kit (also called a sexual assault forensic evidence kit) is used to collect DNA and physical evidence from a person who has …

When a male accuses another male of sexual harassment or assault, what do we often hear first? “The worst part is people are going to call him gay.”“Get ready for …