If there were no visible scars, no witnesses, couldn’t I just leave it behind? Content warning: rape It happened 14 years ago, five years before my husband and I met, far away from where we live and I’m no longer in touch with anyone from that time period. Most of my friends, ex-boyfriends, and family members […]
Too many survivors of these crimes struggle against myths that deny their experience—or worse, blame them for their trauma. Unfortunately, you probably know someone who has been sexually assaulted. One out of 6 American women are survivors of attempted or completed rape. It’s not just women: 1 out of 33 men are survivors as well. […]
What drives young men who commit horrific crimes? It may be a simple lack of basic morality. Lately, when I see a scowling teenage boy walking through my suburban town, skateboard clutched under one arm, a starscape of acne across his forehead, I experience a quiver of anxiety. The same apprehension clutches me when a […]
