Originally published in Polaris Network Newsletter on June 23, 2106 By Bradley Myles A few years ago, a 19-year-old girl named Jolene walked into a Boston emergency room late at night. She had an infection after a botched ear piercing. When the doctors and nurses examined her, they asked Jolene…
Originally published on change.org on June 17, 2016 By Kate Davey It’s been two weeks since “Emily Doe” — a victim of sexual assault — published a statement directed to Brock Turner, the Stanford athlete who was convicted of sexually assaulting her, but only got a six-month jail sentence. Since…
Originally published on change.org on June 24, 2016 By Amanda Nguyen Jun 24, 2016 — Today, over 20 bipartisan Members of Congress stood together and introduced the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016 into the House of Representatives. Today is a step forward for millions of survivors like me…
Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on June 17, 2016 By Katherine Garcia and re-published here with their permission. We see them on our way to work and school. Pass by them when entering or leaving a store. We try to avoid their gaze. We try to ignore the twinge…
