Tag: sexual assault

The inside story of author Blake Bailey’s grooming of middle-school girls.

How an HIV specialist in Germany is using media law to erase reporting of sexual abuse allegations against him.

A reporter covering the protests in Portland reflects on fear and trauma, police violence, and her voice as a journalist.

Cancel culture suggests we can change the world from the outside in, but the misogyny and racism are coming from inside the house.

Elizabeth Logan Harris recalls an incident in ’70s-era Radio City Music Hall when unwanted attention to her teenage body put her in league with her father.

Nina MacLaughlin discusses her retelling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. “[In] my very vague high school memories…there was no discussion of the fact that this book is just rape after rape after rape.”

Rebecca Traister asks how NBC can possibly change its misogynist culture if it keeps the same bad actors at the top.

Years after her cousin was killed, Lilly Dancyger is haunted by images of murdered women in the news.

A journalist who reported on the accusations long before they went viral wonders, “What kind of profession am I in, where stories have no logical reason for unfolding?”

For one woman, holding her employer accountable meant painting the story of her rape on a billboard above a busy LA freeway.

A list of longreads to make sense of ‘Leaving Neverland.’

We must speak truth to the power of all that threatens to keep women and girls silent in the face of sexual violence.

Or will Democrats sell out Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, too?

Growing up, Niya Marie sought refuge in Whitney Houston’s ethereal notes; as an adult, Marie found recognition in her silences.

An MRI sparked gymnast Selena Brennan’s interest in sports medicine, and Larry Nassar isn’t going to take that away from her.

A robust local media is important to rooting out corruption, but so is a well-informed electorate.

The aftermath of trauma sometimes means that victims become victimizers, but we have to find a way to talk about it.

After an assault, Caroline Catlin questions the safety of queerness.

Actor Brendan Fraser reveals he was touched inappropriately — and says it’s behind why he vanished from the scene for more than a decade.

How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.

The New York Times investigates ongoing sexual harassment and misconduct at Ford.

What do you need to do to have a consensual, romantic work relationship? The same things that make any workplace respectful and considerate.

“Freedom” is just another word for being under the thumb of a powerful white man — for now.

Bumbles sink. (Hopefully.) On men, sexual violence, and feigned ignorance.

Recent stories exposing powerful, abusive men suggest there’s value in taking rumors seriously.

Women of color who have been singled out by sexual predators deserve our collective fury too.

The momentum is happening and it’s exhausting for women.

We are finally taking sexual harassment and abuse seriously. Now what?

On Harvey Weinstein, a man whose grave I can’t wait to dance on.

First-hand knowledge of the trauma of sexual assault has informed Allred’s fight against it.