In a thoughtful piece at the New York Times Magazine, Parul Sehgal considers the word “survivor,” and particularly its relatively recent use to describe those who have experienced sexual assault. Sehgal persuasively argues that the term “survivor” was once a powerful reclamation of the narrative, and that now, it’s…
CNN may have expressed way too much sympathy for convicted rapists Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond, but Fox News somehow managed to out-awful CNN's coverage of the Steubenville trial by airing the 16-year-old victim's name during an American Newsroom broadcast.
It was a busy weekend in the fight against sex trafficking. The FBI has announced that it conducted a three-day sweep that resulted in the rescue of 79 teens who were being held against their wills by sex-trafficking rings across the country. The FBI cooperated with state and local law enforcement authorities in the…
After allegations of ongoing sexual abuse at the elite Horace Mann School surfaced several weeks ago, a longtime teacher at the school has come forward and admitted that he did have sex with several of his students. Tek Young Lin was a beloved English teacher who was also a chaplain and a cross-country coach at the…
