Originally published on BuzzFeedNews on September 7, 2016 By Ema O’Connor. “This [bill] becoming law means so much, not just for the 25 million estimated rape survivors across America, but to me personally,” advocate Amanda Nguyen told BuzzFeed News. The House approved a historic bill of rights for survivors of…
Originally published on People.com on August 30, 2016 By Diana Pearl. A rape kit is often seen as the first step in bringing a rapist or assailant to justice. But for Amanda Nguyen, it’s something she has to contend with twice a year – every six months, she must fight…
Originally published on Elle on May 24, 2016 By MATTIE KAHN. Backed by overwhelming bipartisan support, the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act was passed in the Senate on Monday. The final vote came to a unanimous 89-0. The bill is the first federal law to outline what basic services victims…
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…
