Category Archives: rape
Advertisers respond to Facebook campaign highlighting site-wide gender-based violence
Just days since a massive campaign was launched by a coalition of more than 40 groups and individuals, advertisers have already begun to act swiftly about seeing their ads adjacent … Continue reading
How to Report an Asshole on Twitter
Reblogged from Make Me a Sammich: Today’s Asshole: Jose Canseco Mr. Canseco, a Very Famous Athlete, is accused of rape. Today he decided the best possible course of action was … Continue reading
Self-Care Guide for Survivors
Reblogged from sisters of resistance: We wrote this brief self-care guide for people who have experienced trauma, especially rape and sexual assault. It suggests a number of practical ways to … Continue reading
Coalition asks Facebook to take action about gender-based hate speech
*Trigger warning* Starting on May 21, a coalition of more than two dozen organizations — including Led by Women, Action & the Media, The Everyday Sexism Project, and author Soraya … Continue reading
Bills on the SCS radar
If you’ve been reading the Siren lately, no doubt you’ve noticed my full support of a few bills — comprehensive sex ed and marriage equality, in particular — working through … Continue reading
The Male "Default Setting" is Not "Rape"
Reblogged from Make Me a Sammich: Guest post by Ryan Pytleski Ryan is a MMAS reader and Twitter friend who has consistently displayed a keen desire to understand issues that … Continue reading
These Precious Things
*trigger warning* I have a friend who, upon writing about the demise of his marriage, posted to facebook, “Writing is easy, you just have to open a vein…” Yes. Yes, … Continue reading
AB230 testimony: I speak for the unwanted and abused
For those of you who did not attend and/or watch the marathon Nevada State Senate committee hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230) yesterday… I don’t even know where … Continue reading
An open letter to the Anti Sex Ed crowd
Dear Anti Sex Ed Crowd: Greetings and salutations! I bet you’re surprised to hear from me. After all, you’ve spent some time lately calling me a terrible mother (on television … Continue reading
Pay It Forward Day: Nevada Big Give and more
Today is Pay It Forward Day and all I can think about is how we’re going to make the world a better place. Actually, we are making it a better … Continue reading
