Tag Archives: sexual abuse
Scouts honor: Breaking the code of silence
*TRIGGER WARNING* Late last week news broke of some 14,500 pages of files kept by The Boy Scouts of America filled with allegations of sexual abuse. The files, released on … Continue reading
Feminist Files: Always swim with a buddy
While I’m laid up with a bad back, let’s look at some headlines. (PS: I’m very open to guest posts right now. Hint, hint.) * Anthropologically speaking…: Could it be … Continue reading
Dishonorable discharge: Marines ask if UFC deserves backing
Regular Siren readers may remember the campaign to get the UFC to enact a code of conduct to address numerous times that fighters and staff have used hate speech and … Continue reading
The sweet sound of ‘Guilty’
**TRIGGER WARNING** While I did write about it early on, like many survivors of sexual violence, I have been keeping a distance from the proceedings surrounding the trial of Jerry … Continue reading
Man, I feel like a woman
HuffPost Women has a new campaign called “The Moment I Knew I Was a Woman, Not a Girl” in which users submit videos chronicling their exile from Girlville. It’s an … Continue reading
UFC Petition: Only 8 more days!
Have you signed the UFC petition, yet? You only have 8 more days until it closes! Then I will be delivering it to the UFC headquarters in honor of Sexual … Continue reading
Live through this
*TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE* Earlier today I participated in a tweet chat about sexual violence and the #IDidNotReport campaign with my Fem2.0 colleagues. It was a great and lively … Continue reading
Why feminists and LGBT activists should care about the UFC
After months of working on this campaign to get the UFC to enact a code of conduct, I’ve decided to set up a page on this site just for campaign … Continue reading
The conspiracy of silence
**TRIGGER WARNING for sexual assault and sexual abuse survivors** Sometimes you don’t get any warning about bad news. When I turned on my TV this morning it was already tuned … Continue reading
