violence
“True Story” and “Fighting Words” Extend the Legacy of “Speak”
Twenty-one years later, we’re still telling similar stories to Speak—and yes, 21 years later, we still need them.
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Restoring Honor: Qandeel Baloch Defied Pakistan’s Patriarchal Code
By simply existing, Qandeel Baloch challenged nearly all of the dominant facets of Pakistani life.
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Alisson Wood Reclaims Her Power in “Being Lolita”
“My voice is my power, and I’m now able to share this with other women and make them feel like they’re not alone.”
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Journalistic Norms Dishonor Sexual Assault Survivors
A journalist’s hands are frequently tied by the same unjust systems.
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Dr. Luke is Overshadowing a Woman’s Accomplishment. Again.
Though Dr. Luke should be a pariah in the music industry, he’s instead credited as one of the producers on “Say So.”
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This One’s for Tara: A Rape-Revenge Fantasy Amid an Impossible Reality
We can’t undo what Tara Reade suffered in 1993. But we can demand a better world as restorative justice.
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Joe Biden Has Been Accused of Rape. Now What?
This trend of gaslighting victims of assault, including Tara Reade, silences them while functioning in a mythical world where America didn’t elect a self-confessed sexual predator.
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Taking the High Road: Kesha’s Music Creates a Path of Healing for Survivors
You do not have to be defined by something that was done to you.
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Consent, Assault, and Harvey Weinstein’s Walker
Disabled folk are as necessary to the dialogue around bodily autonomy as anyone else, and society needs to evaluate its continuous stereotypes of people with disabilities that prohibit us from being seen—fully.
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An Ode to Diane Nguyen, Depressed Feminist Writer
“You’re responsible for your own happiness.”
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