Hi,

Does anyone have experience/knowledge around accountability processes in response to perpetrators of sexual violence, particularly ppl who leverage greater social standing and status in queer/activist "communities"? I would appreciate any commiseration/advice from other survivors/survivor allies. Thank you.

I also wanted to post some resources I  ( Read more... )

( Rape, women's responsibility, men deflecting the responsibility and the angry black woman -- it's a smorgasbord y'all )

I just read this story in the NYTimes.

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In case anyone else missed hearing about this before now ( Read more... )

"As Londoners and veterans of the railways, we all have a right to travel without fear of being inappropriately touched, physically threatened or spoken to in an intimidating manner. And this isn’t just a feminist issue, it’s a human one."

The fantastic blog, Londonist, posted this entry about street harassment in London today. Short but sweet, I ( Read more... )

I typically listen to the news on my way into work in the morning... and this morning one of the reports stuck with me longer than usual for a few reasons. Apparently there were two attacks last night in Toronto - two young women were pulled into alleyways and assaulted, likely by the same man. This scares me partially because the attacks are ( Read more... )