Quite possibly triggery for anyone with abuse/rape history.

Research reveals that an alarming number of men force or coerce unwanted pregnancy in their partners. Tactics include hiding their birth control pills, and damaging condoms or removing them mid-intercourse. It's not about wanting babies, since often the same men then coerce abortion or ( Read more... )

An account of his childhood religious experience, his decision to get out at 18, and his subsequent turn to atheism.

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The eczema/allergy connection -- do we have it backwards?

Child abuse may ‘mark’ genes in the brains of suicide victims. I was puzzled by the seemingly avoidable confounding of suicide & abuse; they do occur together frequently, but couldn't either be responsible for the detectable brain changes ( Read more... )

singingnettle posts about speaking up when you're living with violence, and about being a safe person for others to go to.