Domestic Violence Is the Other Gun Crisis for Kids
We tend to talk about young people and gun violence almost exclusively in the context of school shootings, but the…
Lorena 'Bobbitt' Is Okay With the Penis Jokes As Long As It Brings Attention to Intimate Partner Violence
Lorena Gallo, formerly Bobbitt, is hoping that we’re ready to see her as more than a punchline about a severed penis.…
Dakota Theriot, Suspect In Five Louisiana Murders, Captured In Virginia
Dakota Theriot, the Louisiana man authorities believe is responsible for killing his girlfriend, her father, brother,…
New U.N. Study Confirms That Home Is Actually the Most Dangerous Place for Women
A new study from the United Nations finds that more than half of female murder victims last year were killed by their…
Mercy Hospital Doctor Tamara O'Neal and Two Others Were Victims of Domestic Violence
Dr. Tamara O’Neal, an emergency room physician at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, was shot and killed on late Monday…
'Robert, You're Going to Kill Me': Andrea Kelly Says Ex-Husband R. Kelly Abused Her
Andrea Kelly says ex-husband R. Kelly abused her throughout their 13-year marriage.
Woman from Texas Doorbell Video Says She 'Thought She Was Going to Die That Night'
The mystery woman from the Houston-area home surveillance video, seen frantically ringing the doorbell in the middle of…
Bob Woodward's Trump Tell-All Glosses Over Rob Porter's Alleged History of Abuse
While Donald Trump comes across as the idiotic madman that he is in Bob Woodward’s explosive Trump White House…
Shanann Watts's Murder Is a Grim Reminder of How Vulnerable Pregnant Women Are to Intimate Partner Violence
Earlier this week, 33-year-old Christopher Watts was charged with the murder of his pregnant wife, Shanann, and his two…
The Uniquely Violent and 'Waterboarding' Effects of Strangulation
“Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor,” White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said in a statement earlier…
Colbie Holderness Responds to Kellyanne Conway: 'Being Strong Does Not Inoculate a Person Against Abuse'
Colbie Holdnerness, an ex-wife of former White House aide Rob Porter, wrote in a Monday Washington Post piece that she…
Man Arrested Twice on Domestic Violence Charges Shot and Killed Ex-Girlfriend on the Street
A man who had previously been arrested on domestic violence charges twice and released pending trial, shot and killed…
Woman Found Dead After Being Kidnapped By Abusive Husband For the Second Time in Two Months
A Pennsylvania woman was found shot to death in a barn Tuesday night after being kidnapped by her husband, who had a…
Report: To Reduce Domestic Violence, Give Women Free Lawyers Already
A new report from the Institute for Policy Integrity, a nonpartisan think tank at the NYU School of Law, constructs a…
Study: Women in Abusive Relationships Choose 'Secret' Birth Control
A new study has found that women in abusive relationships are less likely to use birth control. When they do use…
Salvation Army Uses That Goddamn Dress in an Anti-Domestic Violence Ad
We will never be rid of The Dress; it will dog our steps, invade our dreams and haunt our thinkpieces from now until…
No, Fifty Shades of Grey Does Not Cause Domestic Abuse
Everybody strap in, because it's time for another round of your favorite game in the whole wide world: Is Fifty Shades B…
Abusive Ex Holds Facebook Account Hostage
A Queens man has been charged with harassment after he took his ex-girlfriend's Facebook hostage. He changed Jessica…
Domestic Violence Made Visual
This disturbing chart, via Feministing, shows the percentage of women, aged 15-49, broken down by country, who believe…
Patterns Of Abuse
A recent study published in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery has found a new way to identify victims of domestic…