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#leftovers

Just In Time For V-Day: Death By Heartbreak • "Womb Boxes" Mess With Sleep Cycles

• The WSJ story about a woman who suffers "broken-heart syndrome" following her husband's death is both sweet and incredibly sad. But apparently not unheard of: severe emotional trauma can cause a surge in adrenaline, stopping the heart. • More »

02/09/10

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By Katy

#outrages

Judge Rules Abortion Records Can Be Subpoenaed In Multimillionaire's Sexual Assault Case

"I want you to tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury whether or not aborting three fetuses is more traumatic than giving a man a massage in the nude?" a lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein asked one alleged victim. More »

01/27/10

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#complicatedconversations

What's It Like To Be Married To A Rapist?

Roman Polanski's wife Emmanuelle Seigner chalks her husband's rape of a 13-year-old girl up to a "crazy time." It's a terrible excuse — but I can't bring myself to hate her. More »

01/22/10

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By Anna N.

#rapeculture

Hofstra Meets Homecoming: A Richmond Teen's False Rape Allegation

Combining elements of two of the most upsetting stories of the summer, a 15-year-old girl in Richmond, CA claimed this weekend that she was gang-raped, then admitted she had lied about it. More »

01/18/10

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#rapeculture

Irish Rapist Has Fan Club

About 50 people gathered to shake hands with a convicted rapist at an Irish courthouse yesterday. His victim says she's been "judged" for speaking out, but, "I am not sorry for it. All I did was tell the truth." [IT]

12/17/09

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By Anna N.

#campusinsecurity

Seventh-Grader Assaulted At School — Officials Blame "Hormones"

Last Thursday, at a middle school near Richmond High School (site of October's brutal gang rape) a 12 year old pupil was allegedly raped in a stairwell during school hours. But school officials are already disputing the account. More »

12/16/09

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By Anna N.

#raperape

Sexual Assault On Campus: Schools Don't Always Offer Much Assistance

Being raped or sexually assaulted should not happen at institutions of higher learning. Unfortunately, many young women learn that their colleges and universities are unequipped to prevent sexual violence - and reporting the action could prompt a wall of silence. More »

12/04/09

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By LatoyaPeterson

#justicefornone

KBR Arbitration Awards Another Assault Victim

Former military construction contractor Tracy Barker was raped in Iraq in 2005 while on the job. Barker went through arbitration and won a settlement, but her former employer, Kellogg Brown & Root, is still trying to screw her over. More »

11/20/09

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#surprisingstatistics

Rapists Admit Repeated Crimes — As Long As You Don't Call It "Rape"

According to a new study of college students, men will admit to rape as long as you don't call it that — and the same few men are offending multiple times without getting caught. More »

11/13/09

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By Anna N.

#antisocialmedia

Facebook Allows "Pro-Rape, Anti-Consent" Group To Stay On The Site For Months

A group of students, both past and present, of the all-male St. Paul's College at Sydney University, decided to create a pro-rape Facebook page called "Define Statutory" that reportedly was allowed to stay up on the site for several months. More »

11/08/09

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#numbercrunching

Rape Statistics: Don't Believe Everything You Read

Two oft-cited Department of Justice reports understate the number of rapes among people with disabilities and — because of faulty data-collection techniques — all women. The second report may underestimate the number of rapes committedin 2008 by 818,000. [Feministing]

11/05/09

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By Anna N.

#truecrime

"Violence Is Always The Wrong Choice:" Richmond Rape Survivor Speaks Out

At a rally at Richmond High School yesterday, a pastor read a statement from the victim of last weekend's horrific gang rape — she acknowledged her community's anger, but cautioned against letting violence beget more violence. More »

11/04/09

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By Anna N.

#snapjudgment

State Of The Union

[Richmond, California; November 2. Image via Getty]

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11/03/09

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By Anna

#lawandhorror

Convicted Rapist Arrested After Police Find Bodies In His Home

Police in Cleveland, Ohio, have arrested convicted rapist Anthony Sowell after a suspected six decomposing bodies were found at his home. Sowell previously spent 15 years in prison after being convicted of rape in 1989. [MSNBC]

10/31/09

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By hortense

#leftovers

Five Arrested In Homecoming Assault; Sarah Palin Slams Levi, CBS

• Five men have been arrested in the gang rape and robbery of a 15-year-old teen outside her school's homecoming. Police say they now think 10 people took part in the assault as 20 watched and, possibly, took pictures. • More »

10/28/09

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By Margaret

#truecrime

Bay Area Homecoming Dance Becomes Scene Of Brutal Crime

Brace yourself for the most stomach-turning story in a long time: on Friday, a 15-year-old girl was brutally gang-raped after a homecoming dance in a suburb of San Francisco, while as many as 15 teenage boys stood around, doing nothing. More »

10/27/09

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#madwomen

Mad Men: Sex, Lies, & The Recline Of The Roman Empire

Click here to read <i>Mad Men</i>: Sex, Lies, & The Recline Of The Roman Empire

Last night's episode of Mad Men, "Souvenir," was a meditation on memory, duplicity, role-playing, and the male gaze. More »

10/05/09

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By Anna

#reports

"No Place For Us Here": How To Solve Issues Of Sexual Violence In "Safe" Zones?

Today, Amnesty International released its report "No Place For Us Here: Violence Against Refugee Women in Eastern Chad" (PDF), which describes in painful detail the sexual violence that women escaping from Darfur face both outside and inside United Nations camps. More »

09/30/09

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By LatoyaPeterson

#raperape

Sharon Tate's Sister: "It Was A Consensual Matter"

Debra Tate, sister of Roman Polanski's murdered wife, Sharon, went full-tilt Whoopi on the Today show this morning, arguing for the director's release. "It was rape, but it wasn't rape," she told Matt Lauer. Also, have you heard Polanski's brilliant? More »

09/30/09

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By Kate Harding

#rapeculture

Lessons From Hofstra: Why Rape And False Accusations Are Part Of The Same Problem

Hofstra freshman Danmell Ndonye may face charges for falsely accusing five men of gang-raping her. A reader asked us for "a non-ideological take" on "the false yet pervasive attitude that women wouldn't lie about such things." Here goes: More »

09/18/09

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By Anna N.

#nameandshame

"Crapist" Is A Bit Clunky

Georgetown University recently told students to quit calling a man who sneaks into women's beds "The Cuddler," because his crimes, which include "placing his penis on a victim's thigh," are anything but cuddly. So, what's a better nickname? [The Sexist]

09/16/09

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