Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights has Passed!

Originally published on Change.Org on September 29, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Great News!!! The US Senate passed the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights in an unanimous consent. Thousands of hours, emails, phone calls, pledges, tears, memos and drafts came together to make history. Our nation is forever changed for…

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California Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Prison Sentence After Stanford Sex Assault Case

Originally published on BuzzFeedNEWS.com on August 29, 2016 By Claudia Koerner. The bill closed a loophole in existing law related to unconscious victims and was inspired by the case of Brock Turner, lawmakers said. California lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would require prison time for those convicted of…

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Why Fathers Need to Talk to Their Children About Consent

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…

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Why the Media is Failing Our Daughters

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…

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