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Sex-Positivity
Category Archives: sexual assault
Call for Submissions — “Dear Sister” Upcoming Anthology for Survivors of Sexual Violence
I saw the following call for submission posted on Womanist Musings last week and almost immediately after coming across it, asked Renee for permission to re-post it here. The subject matter is most definitely very close to my heart. As … Continue reading
Where’s a Convicted Sex Offender to Go?
Last Thursday the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit to strike down laws in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that restrict convicted sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of where children gather. The problem with the law? Well, in the … Continue reading
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A Rock Shock to the Status Quo
The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, PAVE, and The Voices and Faces Project have all teamed up to host a rock concert to benefit the great organizations working to end sexual assault. A Rock Shock to the Status Quo will … Continue reading
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RAINN’s Technology Access Project: Offering Free Website & Email Services to Affiliates
Most of us have relied on the internet for valid, educational information. A lot of us have relied on the friends and support systems we have cultivated online to help sort out our feelings, opinions, and problems in our day … Continue reading
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The Army of Angels Conference: Moving from Survivor to Warrior
It is very different to have survived abuse and trauma and to truly be a survivor. However, being a survivor, as it turns out, is simply is the tip of the iceberg. Angela Shelton, the woman who made the award-winning … Continue reading
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Is it My “Feminist Duty” to Mention Mother’s Day?
So, yesterday was Mother’s Day. For the past three years I have written on Menstrual Poetry and for those three years, I have written about Mother’s Day and how this one day, for me, brings about anxiety, panic attacks and … Continue reading →