CelebritiesNewsCelebritiesNewsKevin Spacey Is Facing Four Counts of Sexual Assault Charges in the UKThe disgraced actor's attempt to roar back to the big screen isn't working out too well.ByEzinne UkohaThursday 1:10PMComments (2)Save
In DepthIn DepthBeyond the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial, the Term ‘Mutual Abuse’ Hurts All VictimsVictims reacting to abuse shouldn't be conflated with abuse, according to experts.ByKylie CheungThursday 10:01AMComments (80)Save
EntertainmentMoviesEntertainmentMoviesActivist Crashes Cannes Red Carpet to Protest Rape in UkraineFrench feminist collective SCUM said the activist with "STOP RAPING US" emblazoned across their chest wanted to call…ByCaitlin Cruz5/20/22 2:00PMComments (58)Save
PoliticsPoliticsAccused Sex Trafficker Matt Gaetz Calls Abortion Rights Supporters Lonely Cat Ladies"No Bumble matches"—how sad! But perhaps not quite as sad as not even being allowed on Bumble because you can’t pass…ByKylie Cheung5/04/22 2:55PMComments (66)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIn Leaked Abortion Decision, Justice Alito Relies on Jurist Who Supported Marital Rape, Executed 'Witches'The draft Supreme Court opinion striking down Roe v. Wade heavily references Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th century Brit…ByLaura Bassett5/03/22 10:23AMComments (268)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Lawmaker Says Pregnancy from Rape Is an 'Opportunity'"It's a shame that it happens, but there’s an opportunity for that woman, no matter how young or old she is,” said…ByCaitlin Cruz4/27/22 3:15PMComments (112)Save
LatestNewsLatestNewsUkrainian MPs Detail Disturbing Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Russian SoldiersUkrainian women over the age of 60 who aren't able to flee are reportedly being raped and hanged by Russian forces.ByAudra Heinrichs3/18/22 2:35PMComments (44)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIdaho, Texas Abortion Bans Are Just Another Tool For Rapists to Punish VictimsAbusers have no shortage of legal avenues available to them to silence or terrorize their victims. Idaho's abortion…ByKylie Cheung3/18/22 11:20AMComments (8)Save
PoliticsCongressPoliticsCongressPolice Officers Can't Rape People and Claim There Was 'Consent' AnymoreMost states made it possible for police officers to claim that a person in their custody consented to sex with them…ByKylie Cheung3/17/22 1:55PMComments (17)Save
LatestNewsLatestNewsTwo Comedians Argued Online and You'll Never Guess Which One Is Getting Rape ThreatsBlaire Erskine rose to fame with her parodies during the pandemic. Now, fans of a man hoping to be a combat medic in…ByCaitlin Cruz3/10/22 3:45PMComments (86)Save
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeSan Francisco Police Will Stop Using Rape Kits As Evidence Against Rape VictimsThe announcement comes after the SFPD used a woman's rape kit from 2016 to charge her for a poverty-related crime…ByKylie Cheung2/25/22 3:21PMComments (5)Save
In DepthJusticeIn DepthJusticeAbortion Bans Are Disregarding the Lives of Sexual Assault SurvivorsBy removing even exceptions for rape from their anti-abortion legislation, Republican politicians are finally…ByKylie Cheung2/21/22 8:00AMComments (39)Save
LatestNewsLatestNewsDNA from Rape Kits Is Now Being Used to Connect Survivors to CrimesSan Francisco police used DNA from a woman's rape kit to arrest her for a felony property crime.ByCaitlin Cruz2/14/22 8:25PMComments (57)Save
LatestNewsLatestNewsLauren Smith-Fields’ Mother Clears Up ‘Misconceptions’ About Daughter's Death, Suspects Date Rape as a FactorShantell Fields denied that her daughter was on drugs: "She worked out every day, she was on a plant-based diet."ByKylie Cheung2/02/22 11:23AMComments (30)Save
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticePerhaps It's Time to Think Beyond the 'Violence Against Women Act'The much-touted bill relies on prisons and policing to help abuse survivors. The authors of Abolition. Feminism. Now.…ByKylie Cheung1/31/22 12:35PMComments (12)Save
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeMen Accused of Sexual Misconduct on Campuses Are Suing Over ‘Anti-Male Bias,' and It's WorkingLegal experts like Know Your IX co-founder Alexandra Brodsky are sounding the alarm on successful lawsuits being…ByKylie Cheung1/13/22 1:45PMComments (44)Save
LatestNewsLatestNewsSVU’s Mariska Hargitay Is Under Fire for 'Pro-Police Propaganda'Advocates are calling for Hargitay to quit the show for misrepresenting sexual assault survivors' experiences.ByKylie Cheung12/08/21 9:40AMComments (60)Save
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesWhat Does Alice Sebold Owe Anthony Broadwater?There is a long, rich history in America of white women falsely accusing Black men of rape—a history that exists far…ByZeba Blay12/04/21 3:00PMComments (104)Save
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThis Survivor Comedy Duo Wants You to Know ‘Rape Victims Are Horny Too’“People a lot of times ask me if I’m a comedian because of trauma—no, actually. I'm funny because I'm funny," Kelly…ByKylie Cheung12/02/21 1:45PMComments (13)Save
EntertainmentEntertainmentBelieve Her Turns All the Troubling True Crime Tropes Upside DownThe podcast features no dead women and no hero cops; instead, it tells the horrifying and all-too-common story of a…ByGabrielle Bruney11/24/21 11:30AMComments (12)Save