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Obama Calls On Naval Academy Graduates To Help Put An End To Sexual Assault In The Military

Not exactly a feel-good commencement speech from the Commander-In-Chief

Evan McMorris-Santoro a day ago 2 responses

A Party, A Sexual Assault, And A Suicide: Was 15-Year-Old Audrie Pott Cyberbullied To Death?

Her family blames her classmates for her death, but now some of them are questioning that narrative. What really happened the week before Audrie died?

Natasha Vargas-Cooper a day ago 65 responses

Rapper Receives Oral Sex On Stage During Concert, Supporters Say He Was Victimized

Danny Brown has generated a massive controversy this week after news broke that a female fan performed oral sex on him during one of his shows.

Ryan Broderick 3 weeks ago 196 responses

Bisexual Women Almost Twice As Likely To Be Abused As Straight Women

They are also three times as likely to be raped, according to the first-ever nationwide study on domestic violence and sexual orientation.

Anna North 3 months ago 25 responses

The Definitive Timeline Of The Steubenville Rape Scandal

The hacker group Anonymous has turned a local rape controversy into something much larger after leaking the personal records of 50,000 Ohio residents. The group is demanding justice for what they’re calling a conspiracy to cover up one teenage girl’s possible sexual assault.

Ryan Broderick 4 months ago 351 responses

Men’s Website Apologizes For Posting Rape Story

A story about a man coercing a drunk teenage girl into oral sex was “rape-apologizing nonsense,” says the editor of the Good Men Project.

Anna North 7 months ago 32 responses

New App Could Help College Students Report Sexual Assault

Survivors of sexual assault face a lot of obstacles in reporting the crime — including the stigma they feel. But a new app puts help at their fingertips.

Anna North 8 months ago 17 responses

How Painful Do Male Politicans’ Comments About Rape Sound All Strung Together?

So these guys actually want us to vote for them?

Anna North 8 months ago 66 responses

Do Pickup Artist Techniques Lead To Sexual Assault?

Pickup artist tactics for getting women into bed won’t turn ordinary men into rapists, say experts — but they can convince people that coercing women into sex is normal.

Anna North 9 months ago 32 responses

Are Creepy Cops Becoming A Nationwide Epidemic?

A San Diego police officer is in jail for assaulting women during DUI stops. Even scarier: He’s not alone.

Anna North a year ago 15 responses

Missoula Residents Claim Girls There “Cry Rape”

jezebel.com

Missoula, Montana is the subject of a federal investigation into its handling of sexual assault cases — there have been 80 reported rapes there in three years. But residents seem to believe local young women are making the whole problem up. Says one: "I think a lot of the sexual assaults are pretty fucking legit except for there are a lot of really slutty girls here who want to get with a lot of people and then they want to claim rape."

Anna North a year ago 4 responses

15 Calls To End The Silence Around Violence Against Women

Today, inspired in part by Republican opposition to renewing the Violence Against Women Act, Fem2.0 hosted a tweetchat under the hashtag #endthesilence. The goal was to spread information about sexual assault and violence against women, and here are 15 thought-provoking tweets that resulted.

Anna North a year ago 3 responses

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Returns To France

After spending nearly the entire summer under house arrest in a Manhattan high rise, DS-K returned to his home in Paris today as a free man. On May 14, he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, and, three months later, prosecutors dropped said charges. “If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot ask a jury to do so,” prosecutors said on August 22. View Image ›

Brian Abrams a year ago 9 responses

Sexual Assault Prevention Tips

Remember, the best way to avoid sexual assault is to take preventive measures. Here are some essential tips. Memorize these bad boys - it might just prevent a crime. (From, via) View Image ›

Jack Shepherd a year ago 131 responses

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sexual Assault Charges

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF and the (now presumably ex-) leading presidential contender in France’s Socialist party, has been arrested in New York on sexual assault charges. According to the Wall Street Journal, Strauss-Kahn is alleged to have “forced a cleaning woman onto his bed and sodomized her at about noon Saturday inside his room at the Sofitel Hotel near Times Square.” Head of the fucking IMF. Jesus. Read More ›

Jack Shepherd 2 years ago 25 responses

5 Comics From When Sexual Assault Was Considered Hilarious on cracked.com ›

Wait…it’s not considered hilarious now? Why did no one tell me!

Cracked 2 years ago 3 responses

Johan Santana Sexual Assault Charge

Mets pitcher Johan Santana was accused of sexual assault near his home in October, though authorities eventually dismissed the charges due to lack of evidence. The accusations, which are just coming to light, involve Santana’s alleged rape of a victim, named as Jane Doe (probably not her real name!), on a golf course. The victim claims that Santana started kissing her and and eventually raped her, despite her persistent objections. Read More ›

News (Kind Of) 2 years ago 4 responses