Let’s talk about grooming and predatory behavior
Content warning: The following story mentions predatory behavior, grooming and sexual abuse Grooming and predatory behavior will always be wrong no matter how we look at it and, sadly, our…
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A cheat sheet to the #PreenPSA on sexual harassment with Kakie and WLB
Content warning: The article tackles and mentions scenarios of sexual violence and harassment What do I do if I get sexually harassed? On Aug. 28, we launched our Instagram live…
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Sex offender Roman Polanski failed to get reinstated in the Academy and rightly so
Roman Polanski really thought he could get away with this. On Aug. 26, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel knocked him off his high horse when she denied…
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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor
Trigger warning: rape, sexual abuse If you’re a sexual abuse survivor, it can be difficult to not be retraumatized by the content you see online. You could be simply scrolling…
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Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sex-trafficking accomplice has been arrested—finally
Content warning: The story detail contains details of sexual abuse and suicide. Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and longtime confidante to convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the Federal…
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Is restorative justice the answer to ending rape culture?
Content warning: The following story discusses sexual harassment and abuse. The kindest response that I can give to any person who sexually harassed me in the past is something along…
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UST students are rallying to get an alleged sexual predator expelled
Content warning: The following story details accounts of sexual assault and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. With more women getting inspired to speak up about sexual harassment these days, not…
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‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ star is called out for non-apology video denying abuse allegations
Note: This story contains mentions of sexual and psychological abuse. “I’m sorry I hurt you and there is nothing I can do to make up for it,” said “Ang Huling…
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The story of the biggest sexual abuse scandal in sports history is coming to Netflix
There’s a new sports documentary coming out on Netflix and it focuses on my favorite sport to watch when I was growing up—gymnastics. On June 17, PEOPLE debuted the first…
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The death of a black activist prompts #JusticeforToyin
Note: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse and violence. On June 7, 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau posted a Twitter thread detailing how she was sexually…
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#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors
Back in 2018, Professor Christine Blasey Ford wrote a letter accusing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh for sexually assaulting her when they were in high school in the 1980s. US President…
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Dismissing women’s reproductive health will never be okay
As the country continues to face challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to recognize that responses to the virus differ based on sex and gender. From a…
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Get in, we’re mass reporting pages that sexualize children
Imagine how tired we are to find out that there are still Facebook pages that prey on children. Actor and writer Juan Miguel Severo is one of the many who…
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Unpacking the viral exposé about Hollywood’s alleged pedophile ring
Today on “WTF did I just read?”: Author Tiffany Fitzhenry published a scathing exposé on the alleged pedophile ring in Hollywood. The story is based on the account of former…
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Carey Mulligan preys on predatory men in “Promising Young Woman”
“Every week, I go to a club. I act like I’m too drunk to stand. And every week, a nice guy comes over to see if I’m okay,” Carey Mulligan…
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