Safeguarding

Some people are simply unsafe. Whether in personal relationships, workplaces, social settings, movements, politics, or online spaces, unsafe individuals use manipulation, deception, and control to harm, exploit, or weaken others. …

Remember when you were little and another kid hit you. Maybe you yelled back at the other kid. The adults would overhear the commotion and make both of you apologize …

Survivors Deserve to Speak the Truth Survivors of abuse, assault, and violence have long been silenced—by shame, by fear, by systems that prioritize the comfort of abusers over the dignity …

When people build entire campaigns against you, they recognize your power even if YOU do not. Black womanhood has never been up for debate. It has never been something to …

Conversations about safety, consent, and boundaries are vital, yet there is a community that often gets overlooked: asexual individuals. Asexuality is not simply the absence of sexual attraction—it is a …

Black women said “no” and the burning crosses came out in force. Social media was lit up! Holding the torches were males of all ‘identities’. Who even knew they could …

If there is one thing history, society, and personal experience have proven time and again, it’s that bullies and cowards are natural allies. They move together, protect each other, and …

Reality: Abusers Cultivate Silence, and Society Punishes Women Who Speak One of the most insidious myths about abuse is the idea that if women just spoke up sooner, the abuse …

Reality: Women Are Only as Safe as the Boundaries and Protections We Demand One of the most misleading and harmful ideas about women’s safety is the belief that “women are …

One of the most dangerous and dismissive talking points circulating today is the claim that “men don’t need to be trans to rape women because men will rape women anyway.” …