Black History Month and Sexual Violence
From our friends at CalCASA: "The history of the rape crisis movement in the United States is also a history of the struggle of African American women against racism and sexism. During slavery, the rape of enslaved women by white men was common and legal. After...
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Sex Work vs. Sexual Exploitation
Sex work and human trafficking cannot and should not be conflated. Sex work can involve sex and physical touching, webcam or phone sex, dancing, and many other consensual, sexual activities. The line between sex work and sexual exploitation is that line we love to...
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LGTBQ Sexual Assault Survivors
Sexual violence affects every demographic and every community – including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience sexual violence...
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What Is Stalking? How To Identify And Respond.
You are being stalked when a person repeatedly watches, follows or harasses you, making you feel afraid or unsafe. A stalker can be someone you know, a current or past boyfriend or girlfriend, or even a stranger. Stalkers may engage in a variety of...
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The Legacy Of Child Sexual Abuse
After two years of investigation, a Pennsylvania grand jury report has brought to light over 1,000 cases of abuse of children by 300 Catholic priests over the last 70 years. In the words of the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is a...
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