Originally published on AReturntoYourGenuineSelf on July 12, 2016 By Jodie Ortega This week, we continue our series with powerhouse speaker and survivor, Jodie Ortega. This week, she shares about her experience of crying out for help but being left to fend for herself. I was 17 years old. I was…
Originally published on Care2.com on June 16, 2016 By Eric Glader. Last January, a young man named Brock Turner sexually assaulted an incapacitated woman behind a dumpster—less than a mile from the home I share with my wife, my 15-year-old son and my 13-year-old daughter. Most of us did not hear…
Originally published on Care2.com on June 17, 2016 By Pete Domick. Dear parents: We need to talk. We need to talk to our sons. We need to talk to our daughters. We need to talk about rape culture. As a radio host and comedian I know how little attention this issue…
Originally published on The Christian Science Monitor on February 21, 2016 By Christopher Johnson, Contributor. Ohio’s second-largest city has become a national leader in responding to rape cases and dealing compassionately with victims. CLEVELAND — Registered nurse Elizabeth Boothis was haunted by one rape victim: petite, late 20s, clad in…
