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How Being Honest About My Sexual Assault Will Help My Daughter Understand My Rules

Nena LezamaApril 11, 2022

by Nena LezamaApril 11, 202203741

It took me having a daughter to understand my mother’s strict “no sleepovers” rule. Sleepovers in middle school and high school is where cliques are formed and power dynamics are settled. It’s where everyone establishes your popularity potential and how...

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Karina Daza Pens Feminist Anthem ‘Mujeres Will Riot’ Inspired by Vanessa Guillén

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 28, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 28, 202104355

Inspired by the tragic death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillén and the dozens of assaults on women being held at ICE detention centers, Colombian-Puerto Rican singer Karina Daza has united 14 female musicians and engineers to create a powerful new...

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Elder Fernandes’s Body Found Near Fort Hood Hanging from a Tree

Virginia IsaadAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 27, 2020August 27, 202005183

The body of 23-year-old Sergeant Elder Fernandes was found 30 miles from Fort Hood after he was last seen on Aug. 17 in Killeen, Texas according to a press release from Fort Hood. Fernandes is the third soldier from Fort...

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Joe Biden Denies Sexual Assault of Former Staffer

Araceli CruzMay 1, 2020July 16, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 1, 2020July 16, 202002099

She claims he sexually assaulted her in 1993....

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Latina Claims U.S. Border Agents Raped Her in Puerto Rico

Araceli CruzMarch 10, 2020August 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 10, 2020August 3, 202005246

We’ve heard horror stories of abuse at the hands of immigration officials. Most of those allegations have come from undocumented immigrants. We never expect to hear of sexual assault happening within the confines of an airport. But for Geraldine Rodriguez...

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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in a Victory for the #MeToo Movement

Virginia IsaadFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 2020

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 24, 2020July 23, 202002526

Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the first-degree on Monday. The rape case was brought forth by former aspiring actress Jessica Mann, while the charge of a...

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T.I. Virginity Testing His Daughter Is Violence Against Women

Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 2019July 13, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 2019July 13, 202002317

Rapper T.I. has gone under serious fire after revealing that he goes with his 18-year-old daughter Devjah to her annual gynecologist check-up to make sure her hymen is still intact. Not only is this absolutely horrifying but it’s problematic on...

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1 in 16 Women Were Raped During First Sexual Intercourse Experience

Virginia IsaadSeptember 17, 2019July 28, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 17, 2019July 28, 202002380

Sexual violence against women is more prevalent than many might think and a new study reveals that the first sexual experience for more than 3 million women in the U.S., many in their teens, was forced or coerced. “Any sexual...

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We Should Have Listened to Kavanaugh’s Latina Accuser to Begin With

Araceli CruzSeptember 16, 2019July 27, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 16, 2019July 27, 202002351

A year ago, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford said under oath that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her while they attended Yale University. Another student at Yale, Deborah Ramirez, also accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. After the FBI’s “supplemental investigation” – meaning...

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Camila Mendes Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted in College

Araceli CruzSeptember 10, 2019July 27, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 10, 2019July 27, 202004950

At first glance, actress Camila Mendes appears to have it all. With a starring role on Riverdale and a beautiful relationship with actor Charles Melton, this Brazilian-American star is just getting started. To get to this point, however, Mendes endured...

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Women Are Protesting in Mexico City After Minors Accuse Police of Rape

Araceli CruzAugust 19, 2019July 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzAugust 19, 2019July 30, 202002340

For the past several days in Mexico City, feminists have taken their demands and anger to the streets in protest of police officers who allegedly raped three women. The protests are a call to action over the lack of safety...

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Is ‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact’ Triggering Enough Change?

kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 2020

by kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 202002205

On Saturday evening, Lifetime aired another installment of its game-changing exposé series on the singer R.Kelly and the allegations of sexual violence against him. Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, hosted by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien reviewed the immediate outcomes of...