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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Posted on July 10, 2020July 15, 2020
Nadine Halili

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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Everything you need to know about Fabel Pineda’s case

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual abuse, murder Movements like #HijaAko, #MeToo and #WhyIDidntReport, which have been helping sexual abuse survivors gain the courage to speak up, show just how necessary the…

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Justin Bieber tries to disprove assault accusations but we’ll keep our eyes peeled

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Eternity Ines

Justin Bieber denied the allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman last March 2014, after a series of now-deleted Tweets became viral. The tweets came from a woman who identified…

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We hope #HijaAko serves as a wakeup call to end protecting celebrity sexual abusers

Posted on June 17, 2020June 19, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault Following the #HijaAko movement that stemmed from Frankie Pangilinan’s clap back at Ben Tulfo, many people shared their stories and urged people to stand up…

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#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020
Nadine Halili

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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Sherry Pie is disqualified: What does this mean for ‘Drag Race’?

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

View this post on Instagram She is Sweet but Savory, Farm to Table realness with my original inspiration (a true icon) 🥔🥧🥔🥧🥔🥧🥔🥧🥔 Photo: @santiagraphy Lewk: @florencedlee Hair: @steven_perfidia Graphic: @evanpavleyart…

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This is just the beginning for the #MeToo movement

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Lia delos Reyes

It’s a great day for the #MeToo movement. After three years since the first allegations against him were made, Harvey Weinstein is convicted on Feb. 24 after the jury finds…

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We applaud ‘Sex Education’ S2 for how it depicted sexual assault

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

“Sex Education” continues to be one of the most progressive series on Netflix. The first season focused on Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) educating his Moordale High classmates about sex and…

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Harvey Weinstein has a PowerPoint presentation justifying his actions

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
Renee San Juan

After the Harvey Weinstein trial began on Monday, Jan. 6 in New York, The Cut reached out to his publicist Juda Engelmayer for comment, and guess what? They sent a…

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Unpacking the viral exposé about Hollywood’s alleged pedophile ring

Posted on January 8, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

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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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Everything you need to know about Fabel Pineda’s case

Justin Bieber tries to disprove assault accusations but we’ll keep our eyes peeled

We hope #HijaAko serves as a wakeup call to end protecting celebrity sexual abusers

#WhyIDidntReport shows us once again how rape culture silences survivors

Sherry Pie is disqualified: What does this mean for ‘Drag Race’?

This is just the beginning for the #MeToo movement

We applaud ‘Sex Education’ S2 for how it depicted sexual assault

Harvey Weinstein has a PowerPoint presentation justifying his actions

Unpacking the viral exposé about Hollywood’s alleged pedophile ring

Trans women aren’t pretending and they don’t owe anyone disclosure

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

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