Originally published on CBC News on May 2, 2016 By Nina Corfu. $250,000 to 11 community groups fighting sexual violence Nova Scotia’s community services minister launched the next phase of the province’s sexual violence strategy Monday, announcing more than $250,000 for 11 community groups, with the goal of preventing sexual violence…
Even Supervillains Think Our Sexual Assault Laws Are Insane from Funny Or Die As a sexual assault survivor in Massachusetts, I had to fight to keep my untested rape kit from being destroyed. In some states, if survivors can’t afford a rape kit, they can’t have a rape kit. In…
Originally published on Amyoes.com on March 6, 2016 By Amy Oestreicher. Do you know the feeling you can get when you run? The harsh pounding of the wind against your chest, your legs jolted by the bounce on the pavement, the endless expanse of clouds swallowing up every other thought…
Originally published on Elle on February 29, 2016 By MATTIE KAHN. Amanda Nguyen is on a mission to fix a broken system. When she was 22 years old, Amanda Nguyen was raped. Within 24 hours of the assault, Nguyen did exactly what she was supposed to: She went to the…
