Category: Safety
đŹ Weâre Not Just Watching the StoryâWeâre Being Told Who Weâre Allowed to Be
At We Survive Abuse, we talk a lot about truth, survival, and the po [...]
Stop the Ahistorical Comparison: Jim Crow Was Violent, Girlsâ Sports Does Not Have To Be
This is so cruel.
Thereâs a new talking point going around:That not a [...]
50 Times We Walked Past YouâOur Hair Not to Your Liking, But We Were Dying Inside
You saw our hair.
Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not [...]
10 Ways Faux Concern About Cheek Swabs in Sports Does Not Protect Black WomenâIt Exploits Us
Thereâs been a growing outcry that cheek swabs to confirm male and f [...]
Green Flags: The Quiet Ways People Show You Theyâre Safe
đ Green Flags in Other Peopleđ˘ They listen to understand, not just [...]
đ Tokenism Is Not Liberation: Why Hate Groups Tokenize Black Women
Some groups want our rhythm, our language, our beautyâbut not our just [...]
Calling Out the Undermining of Women and Children’s Rights
"We are living in times so strange that truth sounds like conspira [...]
Life-Saving Advice for Black Women from The Positive Birth Coach
@thepositivebirthcoach Replying to @MVP I hope this helps, a guide for [...]
âđž First, We Fight for Our Safety.
Then, We Fight for Our Story.(And We Are Tired.)
She survived.That sh [...]
The Times ChangeâAnd So Do We
"The only constant in life is change."-Heraclitus"No man ever [...]
Gaslighting with a Grin: What Covert Bullying Really Looks Like
What Is Covert Bullying?
The Abuse You Canât Always See
Not all bull [...]
We Told You.
We told you.We warned you.We begged you to listen.
We tried to expl [...]
“Theyâll Be Raped Anywayâ Is Not a StrategyâItâs Cowardly a Surrender
You say,âWell, women will be raped anywayâŚâas if that justifies handin [...]
Donât Be Fooled: Giving Away Your Rights Isnât Liberation
They told you it was clever.Told you it was edgy.Told you it was rev [...]
We Called It Rape Culture for a Reason. And That Reason Still Exists
There was a time when we named things clearly.
We called it rape cult [...]
Sex-Based Boundaries Are NOT Jim Crow
Lately, weâve seen more people comparing sex-based boundaries for wome [...]
Donât Erase Us to Include Others: The Cost of Confusing Oppressions
 âBeware the man who calls you beast â he is preparing to be your cage [...]
Weaponizing Fear: How the âDie Aloneâ Myth Is Used to Control Women
âFear is the tool of the tyrant and the weapon of th [...]
The âDying Aloneâ Myth: A Fear Tactic to Control Women
One of the most persistent, tired myths used to scare women into com [...]
Womenâs Right to Choose: The Fight Isnât Over
"If it tries to diminish me, my health,Â
my [...]