Black and white women have different lived experiences even when we face the same violence on and off campus. [TW: this essay contains mentions of rape.] “The Senate confirms Judge Brett Kavanaugh.” My Uber driver read his CNN text alert aloud and made this unsolicited announcement as we sat in bumper to bumper traffic. My...
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There Is A Real #HimToo, And It Isn’t About False Rape Accusations.
There is no war on men, but there is a war on patriarchy and our lives depend on us winning it. [TW: mentions of groping, sexual harassment, sexual violence, rape and physical violence.] I remember growing up scared of many things: dirt, falling and scraping my skin on gravel, spiders, losing my parents in...
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Dishonor Roll: Campus Sexual Assaults Begin Before College
When engaging in conversations about campus assault awareness, we cannot limit it to higher education and college campuses. TW/CW: This essay contains extensive discussion of sexual violence involving minors, including mentions of r/pe. On June 10, a high school valedictorian had her mic cut off during her commencement ceremony speech. Lulabel Seitz tried to speak...