Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Could Dramatically Change U.S. Sexual Assault Law

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…

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4 Ways to Overcome Self-Blame After Sexual Assault

Originally published on EveryDayFeminism.com on Sept 16, 2015 By Sian Ferguson and re-published here with their permission. Like most people who have been sexually assaulted, I have been blamed for my own rape. I’ve been blamed by society. I’ve been blamed by the administration of my previous university. I’ve been blamed by…

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5 Reasons Shaming Survivors into Reporting Rape Is Counter-Productive

Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on March 2, 2015 by Sian Ferguson and re-published here with their permission. A great number of people believe that reporting rape is the best way to fight rape culture. And I understand why many people would think that way. The logic goes that…

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End Child Abuse Facebook page’s new administrator, Kayla Keown

Hi everyone! My name is Kayla and I will be helping out with the page, End Child Abuse on Facebook from time to time and thought that I should share my story and let everyone know a little bit about myself. I’m 28 years old, married for four years, have…

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