Another day. Another outrage by the Trump administration. This time the outrage happened on the floor of the United Nations. While the attention of
Tag: Rape
Men get raped, too, but no one talks about it
I recently administered a survey to a group of students at Truman University on the topic of sexual assault. The results showed that most
Male rape: Not funny
We all know rape isn’t funny. Obviously, it’s a very serious subject. Obviously. It can cause serious, irreversible permanent physical and psychological damage. So
Todd Akin is back, whining and doubling down on “legitimate rape”
You know how right-wingers really, really want to be viewed as victims? It seems to be a twisted variant on the old adage that
George Will is so wrong about rape
It’s hard enough to come to terms with sexual assault—the inevitable cycle of self-blame, self-loathing, abhorrence for the attacker, fear and paranoia, nagging doubts,
Miss USA and the rape culture
As I scrolled through the morning news, I noticed that a new Miss USA had been crowned last night. Curious, I clicked the link
Rape culture: Defining it, acknowledging it, working to end it
“Rape is a horrific crime, and rapists are despised”…. supposedly. Hopefully, that line causes you some outrage—a little indignation. If it didn’t, well, then,
A rape survivor tells her story. Think about it when you vote.
“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-MO). “If
Todd Akin’s colonial-era ideas
Where does Todd Akin get the idea that, when she’s raped, a “woman’s body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down?”
The truth about sex and pregnancy, as told to Todd Akin
Dear Congressman Akin: When a man and a woman love each other and decide that the time is right, they call the stork. Nine