Posting History for Rape and Domestic Violence
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| Domestic Violence: Remembering Alicia, 6 years gone Alicia’s Voice may be silenced
...but not forgotten.
Bowling Green, Ohio- Alicia's Voice, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Wood County victims of domestic violence get out of their ... |
Zwoof | 02/08/2013 | 65 | 111 | 1 | - |
| The Topeka Consideration: Costs, Benefits and Moral Decision-Making It's been a a bit over a week since the Values Voters Summit ended and, again, the right wing of our country has been able to use the words Values and Morals without challenge by main stream media. ... |
xajaxsingerx | 10/13/2011 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 236 |
| Shawnee County (Topeka) DA to resume domestic abuse prosecutions Thin diary - just wanted to get this out there
Background:
[Shawnee County District Attorney] Chad Taylor originally announced that his office would no longer ... |
wretchedhive | 10/13/2011 | 13 | 15 | - | 129 |
| Baptist preacher who raped teen (forced to confess HER sin in church) found GUILTY! I apologize for the short diary, but as I link below, Steven D really covered the guts of this case incredibly well two months ago. Just thought the news should get out. |
wolverinethad | 05/27/2011 | 165 | 287 | 2 | 2102 |
| Stand your ground, unless you're a victim of domestic violence
Charleston South Carolina's Stand Your Ground law has limits, |
Walter Einenkel | 10/14/2014 | 41 | 84 | 1 | - |
| I was dressed for church when I got raped It was a Sunday afternoon in mid August. The year was 1983. My ex husband was a truck driver and we were having some problems over his being gone so much but I was determined to move back to ... |
Vetwife | 08/20/2012 | 138 | 326 | 1 | 2057 |
| Mitt Romney...ties to Abuse and Torture of children
I have not heard this before but it should be front and center. This is horrible and amplifies the pretty typical sociapath behavior he exhibits. Of course he would feel comfortable around this ... |
Vetwife | 10/18/2012 | 30 | 35 | - | - |
| The Villages, Florida.. I want SEX now... Used Sig Sauer 9mm semiautomatic handgun This guy used a semi automatic and he gets charged with criminal mischief and burglary. Of course he is white and probably claiming to be Christian but terror is terror. This man in the elite community of The Villages riddled the home with bullets... |
Vetwife | 06/21/2016 | 33 | 35 | - | - |
| Ga. boy makes good..The high cost of Price. The Tea Party and the rest of everything we are against will be running this country. If you were not crying before, you may want to take a look at Trump’s pick of HHS. A republican dream regarding tax credits...a 0 rating from NARAL, over 90... |
Vetwife | 11/29/2016 | 30 | 17 | - | - |
| Interesting Times... RESIST...get this memo ! Conservative grassroots leaders are planning a series of massive pro-President Donald Trump rallies nationwide.
On Feb. 27 and March 4, the rallies—dubbed the Spirit of America Rallies—will spring up nationwide in cities and towns across... |
Vetwife | 02/09/2017 | 22 | 15 | - | - |
| This country is on life support I do not know what more I can say as the video below says it all of what we have become. We are hypocritical as a country. We are slowly failing.
Emma Lazarus, a beautiful poet wrote the words engraved on Lady Liberty. The words in 2018 are... |
Vetwife | 06/16/2018 | 7 | 22 | - | - |
| Hey Look... Strong Woman vs Webster in Fl. Meet Dana..He needs to go ! Dana is a teacher. Dana is running in District 11 which is real red but it is the old Daniel Webster the teapartier who wants to be Speaker of the House’s territory.
If you think Pence is all about getting in personal business then look at this man... |
Vetwife | 08/28/2018 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| They said, on Oct. 6th You don't matter..Remember this Nov 6th. VOTE A woman sat there with tears running down her face and trying to recall traumatic events as a child of 15. The majority of Americans were against this nominee. While Dr. Ford told her story, millions of men and women who had been sexually assaulted... |
Vetwife | 10/06/2018 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| Thread 2.....Fighting Back from WH threats according to Carl Bernstein about illegitimate Dem win I posted a diary day before yesterday and there is a way to fight back hard.
Many people said, “ What will we do”. This is what we do to not just win but win big. Yosef 52 Posted a Diary about Tools on Dem Candidates and the big push to
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Vetwife | 10/24/2018 | 26 | 34 | - | - |
| Surf's Up.. We need some surfers TODAY ! Ok folks, Surf’s up. There is a big wave out there. We need some surfers. We need to Bring this home ..NOW. All surfboards in the water and catch the wave. THAT BIG BLUE WAVE.
Yosef has a diary up and it gives all the info you need. I am... |
Vetwife | 11/03/2018 | 17 | 11 | - | - |
| We were just handed the Senate http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/23/extra_bonus_quote_of_the_day.html
"Life is that gift from God. I think that even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is ... |
VA05Liberal | 10/23/2012 | 153 | 149 | 1 | - |
| I am a rape survivor....My thoughts Please forgive me if my diary does not meet the usual standards. I am so angry with Governor Sarah Palin and her stance on charging rape survivors for rape kits. It has taken me twenty years to ... |
tsugrad | 08/23/2012 | 408 | 776 | 23 | 187 |
| President Obama: "Rape is rape." President Obama responds to Todd Akin's odious remarks about "legitimate rape."
" Rape is rape ," Obama said. "The idea that we should be parsing, and qualifying, and slicing what types of rape we'... |
TomP | 08/20/2012 | 189 | 371 | 4 | 2055 |
| Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand, and "legitimate rape"
Have no doubt, Paul Ryan is a big admirer of Ayn Rand
"I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are, and what my beliefs are. It’s ... |
The Stig | 09/03/2012 | 103 | 62 | - | 668 |
| Dylan Farrow ..."Imagine a world that celebrates her tormenter." Woody Allen? No one can say it better than the actual victim of a sexual assault (alleged). This is a letter sent to the Woody Allen fans across the world from his daughter Dylan.
Woody Allen is a living ... |
The Sheeping of America | 02/01/2014 | 82 | 24 | 1 | - |
| Well, this is disgusting I'm pro-choice, but it is not something I really invest a lot of time in talking about. I wouldn't vote for an anti-choice candidate, but I don't often have the energy to debate the issue with ... |
ThatPoshGirl | 08/10/2012 | 58 | 161 | 2 | 1531 |
| Paul Ryan said Rape is One "Method" To Get Pregnant (Video) Wednesday, August 20, 2012, Paul Ryan told Josh Smith of Roanoke Virginia's WJHL-TV that "rape" is just one "method" of getting pregnant and therefore, Paul Ryan does not support abortion even ... |
TeamSarah4Choice | 08/24/2012 | 129 | 124 | - | 948 |
| Rep. Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of A Girl Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape Or Incest We already know Steve King as being just about the most terrible human being in the United States Congress. Apologizing for people who crash planes into buildings , wants to legalize dog fights, etc. |
TarantinoDork | 08/21/2012 | 195 | 274 | 2 | 1617 |
| STATE RAPE: Call it what it is! (with poll) The progressive community often fails in its messaging because it lacks the ability to characterize a political issue in a short and memorable fashion. Consequently, the MSM delivers a muddled/... |
Tackle | 02/19/2012 | 20 | 28 | - | 163 |
| (UPDATED-Screed is DOWN!)Thank You, Pat Robertson! Let me start by saying this was not the diary I planned on writing today. I actually have some really big news to share with all of you, about what my dear friend Roxine and I have been working on ... |
SwedishJewfish | 03/27/2012 | 200 | 312 | 3 | 2236 |
| Introducing TREE Climbers-The Movement that Daily Kos Created The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud: this is the meaning of the word unspeakable.
... |
SwedishJewfish | 04/17/2012 | 153 | 308 | 10 | 1332 |
| Meet Jane Doe-An "Infamous" Rape Victim Reclaims Her Dignity *UPDATED with email from Reporter* [Massive Trigger Warning for this entire post]
I first "met" Jane Doe about 8 years ago. I was lying on the couch with my boyfriend at the time, watching TV. One of those hour-long primetime crime ... |
SwedishJewfish | 05/01/2012 | 168 | 408 | 3 | 1867 |
| Rep. Gwen Moore Lays Down the Gauntlet: "Stop Playing Games With the Lives of Women!" (Action Diary) WI Rep. Gwenn Moore-a Child Sexual Abuse, Rape, and Domestic Violence survivor- took to the floor yesterday and told the GOP where they can shove their War on Women:
Transcript follows:
Well ... |
SwedishJewfish | 05/19/2012 | 50 | 79 | 2 | 423 |
| Men's Rights Movement Enthusiastically Endorses House Version of VAWA (Sadly not snark) While just about every advocacy group for human rights, victims rights, and womens rights on the face of the earth has repudiated the shit sandwich GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act (... |
SwedishJewfish | 05/19/2012 | 98 | 48 | 2 | 438 |
| House Version of VAWA is going to kill women Hi there, it's me again. Sorry, I realize this is the 3rd diary I've written about this topic in 24 hours, but it doesn't seem to be getting much traction here for some reason. And I think part of ... |
SwedishJewfish | 05/19/2012 | 101 | 93 | - | 615 |
| Tree Climbers-No, it's not f**king funny (UPDATE) UPDATE-The diarist in question has been banned. Not my aim in writing this-I wanted to address an issue that extends beyond one poster. As I said in the comments, he was not the first person here to ... |
SwedishJewfish | 05/21/2012 | 424 | 356 | 3 | 3194 |
| 'The Burning Bed,' 30 years later. And Ray Rice, now.
On the evening of October 8, 1984, over one-third of all American television sets were turned to NBC for the premiere of The Burning Bed , starring Farrah Fawcett and ... |
Susan Grigsby | 09/25/2014 | 182 | 206 | 3 | - |
| Why they don't tell (triggers) The news from Penn State has triggered all my memories of being sexually assaulted as a child. I am startled by the number of people who are ignorant of the topic. But then, most of us prefer to ... |
stillonline | 11/14/2011 | 106 | 163 | 10 | 1209 |
| The Scarlet Letter Returns - Fundies Force Child Rape Victim to Confess Her Sin Do you wonder what the Fundamentalist Christians want? In the abstract it is easy enough to answer. They want to dominate us. Just read about ... |
Steven D | 04/13/2011 | 203 | 302 | 13 | 1997 |
| Incest is not rare, Mr. Koster. I know it is quite common. Update: Donate to Koster's Opponent UPDATE: Link to donate to Suzan Delbene, Koster's opponent: LINK
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Republican Congressional candidate John Koster claimed incest is rare in his attempt to support his view that abortion should ... |
Steven D | 11/01/2012 | 142 | 198 | 3 | - |
| "Rape is like football, little missy"
Okay, the University of North Carolina did not call ... |
Steven D | 03/26/2013 | 151 | 228 | 2 | 5 |
| WI war on Women - Legislator: "in abusive relationships, there are other options than divorce" LaFeminista wrote a great diary last week about Senator Glenn Grothman's and Rep. Don Pridemore's bill in Wisconsin to define single parenthood as a contributing factor towards child abuse.
In the ... |
stcroix cheesehead | 03/12/2012 | 185 | 323 | 4 | 1670 |
| I can't keep this a secret anymore. Let me preface this entire diary with stating that I am completely disgusted with Todd Akin, Paul Ryan, Rick Santorum and everyone else in the GOP who have decided to take it upon themselves to ... |
spgilbert | 08/27/2012 | 178 | 721 | 2 | 4112 |
| Yale Suspends DKE House For "No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal" Chants | Something the Dog Said | 05/18/2011 | 459 | 301 | 3 | 2458 |
| It has happened again: Three teens raped a 12 year old girl at gunpoint and post video on Facebook This time it happened in Chicago
The girl had gone to Fritz's house on 60th Place that afternoon to talk to him, and when she went inside, she saw Brown, with a gun in his pocket, prosecutors said. |
SheLawyer | 05/18/2013 | 194 | 227 | - | - |
| Voices of Victims of Sexual Assault In The Military Must Be Heard For the victims of sexual assault in the military, and all those who want to finally see real transformational change made within the broken military justice system, it was extremely disappointing ... |
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand | 07/16/2013 | 7 | 43 | - | - |
| Rep. Speier Calls Congress Complicit In Military Rape | Scott Wooledge | 04/29/2012 | 35 | 77 | 1 | 318 |
| Military sexual assault survivors call on Capitol Hill for truth and justice
Above, Kori Cioca describes to the Associated Press her experience of serving in the Coast Guard and attempting get help from her chain of command after a sexual assault.
"You're supposed to feel ... |
Scott Wooledge | 04/29/2012 | 50 | 117 | 3 | 427 |
| 220 military sexual assault survivors descend on Capitol Hill SWAN Executive Director Anu Bhagwati opens the conference
Today, Service Women's Action Network is holding their "Truth and Justice ... |
Scott Wooledge | 05/08/2012 | 8 | 34 | - | 84 |
| My abortion story. "No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg." - Frederica Mathewes-... |
sasharusa | 03/19/2012 | 93 | 180 | 3 | 766 |
| Tree Climbers: Christian Broadcasting Network Says I "may feel guilty because I consented to incest" SwedishJewfish (Rebecca) sent this to me yesterday and I join her in her outrage.
I am asking everyone to contact the Christian Broadcast Network and express your outrage at their blatant blaming ... |
Roxine | 03/27/2012 | 89 | 66 | 1 | 694 |
| Action Diary - Tree Climbers: John Ziegler bullies victim 6's mom Victim 6's mom just contacted me asking for help. I am now turning to you guys to ask for your help.
Please implore John Ziegler to stop bullying the family (mother and sister of victim 6) and ... |
Roxine | 06/28/2013 | 5 | 20 | - | - |
| I'm a Slut; But as a Military Veteran, I've Known This for Decades It's been difficult for me to express how I've been feeling this past week, until I read this diary which began:
I am a slut.
Before this week, I didn't know I was a slut. But Rush Limbaugh set me ... |
RoseWeaver | 03/10/2012 | 53 | 73 | 1 | 357 |
| Domestic Violence Victim Fired From Teaching Position The headline hit me like a punch in the stomach: a Domestic Violence Victim fired from teaching. Nothing like being victimized twice. This article is an eye opener and sadly, so are some of the ... |
RoCali | 06/12/2013 | 14 | 44 | 1 | - |
| RAPE IN THE MILITARY
Sorry ... |
Richard Hirschhorn | 09/04/2013 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| In 7-to-3 Vote, Topeka City Council Fails to Reverse Decision Releasing Domestic Abusers From Jail The Topeka City Council tonight failed to repeal an ordinance allowing domestic abusers to leave jail to save money, leaving the women of Topeka with no recourse against abuse within the city. If ... |
RH Reality Check | 10/13/2011 | 8 | 8 | - | 68 |
| How Domestic Violence Survivors Get Evicted From Their Homes After Calling the Police An examination of a city ordinance in Norristown, Pennsylvania, reveals a nationwide problem: In dozens of cities, "disorderly conduct" ordinances discourage domestic violence survivors from calling ... |
RH Reality Check | 06/13/2013 | 10 | 28 | - | - |
| Dear Son, Don't Drink at College Dear Son,
As you get ready to go off to college, there are some important things I need to tell you about, to prepare you for life. Besides the usual advice of keeping up your grades, studying hard, |
regibaby67 | 10/16/2013 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| "A woman should never go where she will be raped." For the past couple of years, I've posted a diary about sexual assault awareness -- mostly to point out that we are none very realistic about what makes us safer than not, and we often have a false ... |
rb137 | 04/22/2012 | 293 | 174 | - | 1439 |
| The Grieving Room: "Tell them not to cry." | rb137 | 05/21/2012 | 61 | 40 | 2 | 287 |
| Missing "This Week In The War On Women" At Netroots Nation this year I went to a panel that featured Kaili Joy Grey, aka Angry Mouse, lately missing from the front page. She looked wonderful, so life after Daily Kos must be agreeing with ... |
ramara | 07/06/2013 | 21 | 20 | - | - |
| No Bruises - He Had a Gun - Was the Rape Legitimate? It was March 4, 1966. I was a young, twenty-two year old recently divorced mother of a four year old. I worked in Atlanta, Ga at a moving company. We had an office inside a large warehouse that ... |
racheltracks | 08/21/2012 | 77 | 196 | 2 | 766 |
| NC-Sen: Kay Hagan (D) Slams NC GOP's War On Women Sneak Attack
Received this e-mail today from Senator Kay Hagan (D. NC) regarding the North Carolina GOP controlled legislature's War On Women: |
poopdogcomedy | 07/10/2013 | 7 | 15 | - | - |
| KY-Sen: EMILY's List Endorses Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) For U.S. Senate
Received this e-mail today from EMILY's List in support of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes' (D. KY) candidacy for U.S. Senate: |
poopdogcomedy | 08/21/2013 | 3 | 13 | - | - |
| Let's call the Virginia law what it is: State mandated rape by proxy. UPDATED Last night Rachel Maddow danced around explaining Virginia's proposed law requiring women wanting abortions to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound. She seemed to have problems even saying the word "... |
plan9pub | 02/15/2012 | 211 | 245 | 2 | 1228 |
| It wasn’t violent, and it wasn’t by a stranger. But it was still rape. Forty years ago today, I met the man who would be my first serious boyfriend, and eventually also my rapist. We met on his 18th birthday. He was on his way to college in a month—while I was 14 and ... |
peregrine kate | 08/22/2012 | 240 | 238 | 2 | 1208 |
| Raped 14-year old Denied Abortion And not just once. From the story at the BBC
The unnamed teenager at the centre of this court case became pregnant in 2008 after she was raped at the age of 14.
In accordance with the law, she ... |
ontheleftcoast | 10/30/2012 | 94 | 335 | 2 | - |
| Call to action Update! You vile, murder enabling, Rapepublican cretins As each 9 seconds passes while you sit in your tax payer funded Congressional offices today, a woman is being assaulted or beaten.
While you walk marbled halls to your tax payer funded lunch to ... |
Onomastic | 11/16/2012 | 118 | 334 | 5 | - |
| Rape + Guns = Freedom. Or something. This image popped up on my facebook today. Good news, everyone! For those of you who, like me, have been wondering when conservatives would stop making infuriatingly stupid statements about rape and guns, It just got worse. Now they're ... |
OllieGarkey | 01/31/2013 | 138 | 266 | 2 | - |
| 90 days for rape. because. I have to say, I am flabbergasted by what I just read in my local paper.
A man from New Mexico was sentenced Tuesday morning to 90 days in jail and six years probation for rape.
But, you know, it ... |
nzanne | 10/08/2014 | 17 | 33 | - | - |
| Domestic Abuse in Indian Country There is in urban America a prevalent belief that violence against women is done more systematically elsewhere, or more frequent among racial/ethnic minorities. It is considered acceptable public ... |
Nulwee | 06/09/2011 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 217 |
| GOP Candidate: ""Incest is so rare, I mean, it's so rare" Updated X 2 with audio & Donate link If you're anything like me, you're SICK to death of the GOP rape commentary, so trust me when I say that the last thing I wanted to diary about was...yet another thoughtless rape comment.
But there ... |
newyorknewyork | 10/31/2012 | 156 | 232 | - | - |
| I cried when I got home I have been sitting here debating whether or not to write this diary. Anyone who checks my history can see I usually do not. This diary is not political. It's not about Democrats or Republicans in ... |
moviemeister76 | 03/27/2012 | 554 | 496 | 11 | 2462 |
| Beat up your girlfriend, receive an award (special plea bargain update) Last February 25 Arizona Republican State Senator Scott Bundgaard earned his 15 minutes of national infamy after he pulled his car onto the median of a freeway in Phoenix and began slapping around ... |
Mother Mags | 08/23/2011 | 62 | 194 | 2 | 1168 |
| Here's what the Sheriff Arpaio sex crime screw-up is about. There are 400 more. I didn't get a "harrumph" from that guy
It's no secret here that one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's major fuck-ups is his failure to investigate or prosecute more than 400 sex crimes, some ... |
Mother Mags | 09/29/2012 | 32 | 267 | - | 1392 |
| "Don't dress like sluts" and my story Women can avoid being sexually assaulted by not dressing like sluts. That was the advice given by a police constable in a forum at York University.
"Slut" was a terrible word choice, of ... |
mollyclark | 02/28/2011 | 179 | 132 | 4 | 1420 |
| Fundamentalist Christian leader blames me for Air Force Academy rape epidemic
"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
As founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation ( MRFF ), a civil rights organization ... |
Mikey Weinstein | 08/08/2014 | 109 | 241 | 5 | - |
| Forced Births in the Bad Old Days I'm much more of a commenter than a blogger on Kos, but the issues surrounding women's health, birth control and abortion have been on my mind a lot lately. I've refrained from writing a diary ... |
mijita | 02/22/2012 | 198 | 559 | 13 | 1341 |
| KosAbility: Med Journal Articles on Sexual Assault, Gender-Based Violence, Bullying, Effects April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is...an annual campaign ...coordinated by the NSVRC with assistance from ...state, ... |
mettle fatigue | 04/28/2014 | 6 | 13 | 1 | - |
| KosAbility: Medical Journal Articles on Effects of Violence, Abuse & Neglect of Children April is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abuse#Prevention National Child Abuse Prevention] Month and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Assault_Awareness_Month Sexual Assault Awareness] Month. |
mettle fatigue | 04/28/2014 | 19 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Open Thread for Night Owls: For American Indian women, getting 'Plan B' is a hassle
Heather Michon writes :
The statistics are stark. More than 1 in 3 Native American women will be sexually assaulted their lifetimes, a rate much higher than the general population. In one study, ... |
Meteor Blades | 03/16/2012 | 106 | 48 | 3 | 327 |
| In Texas, Arizona and everywhere, fighting back against anti-women forces isn't optional Some people who should know better say the fight for women's health, for reproductive choice and privacy, is a distraction from "real issues." That too much time and energy is being spent on a ... |
Meteor Blades | 03/17/2012 | 145 | 251 | 4 | 883 |
| For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Rick Scott vetoes funding of Florida's rape crisis centers Florida Gov. Rick Scott
( Caricature by DonkeyHotey )The Florida legislature approved $1.5 million to fund 30 rape crisis centers this fiscal year. But last Tuesday, in the middle of Sexual Assault ... |
Meteor Blades | 04/24/2012 | 79 | 100 | 3 | 401 |
| Pregnant from a rape? That's double tough luck if you're a servicewoman seeking an abortion
This ad features three female veterans—Dottie Guy, Kayla Williams and Shannon Clark—who have recently returned from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is part of a campaign by the coalition ... |
Meteor Blades | 06/13/2012 | 38 | 97 | 4 | 401 |
| Armed Services Committee vice chair sees 31 sexual assaults as 'no evidence of a widespread problem' Rep. Mac Thornberry of Texas.
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, ought to be part of the solution. But when it comes to sexual assault in the ... |
Meteor Blades | 07/13/2012 | 83 | 80 | 1 | 274 |
| Open thread for night owls: Rape victim speaks attackers' names, faces jail for it
From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Frustrated by what she felt was a lenient plea bargain for two teens who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her and circulating pictures of the incident, a ... |
Meteor Blades | 07/22/2012 | 163 | 51 | 1 | 537 |
| 31 States Give Rapists Rights to Child This is something I did not know. I have had many discussions with my right wing sister starting with the words "what if..." this could happen? Or, "next thing, the right will be giving rapists ... |
maryschoyc | 08/22/2012 | 146 | 337 | 9 | 1646 |
| Video: "Transvaginal Bob" McDonnell Says Rape a Mere "Detail" in Abortion Debate Cross posted from Blue Virginia
Just when you think the Teapublicans can't sound like even more primitive, knuckle-dragging cavemen (and yes, I realize that's an insult to all good Neanderthals, ... |
lowkell | 08/26/2012 | 9 | 11 | - | 99 |
| Emotional Abuse: I left my partner today. Today I am leaving my partner. He is a brilliant progressive guy, who simply can't accept that his derailing and gas-lighting are harmful. He'll spend years standing up to the man, but can't get ... |
Lonely Texan | 04/07/2012 | 313 | 288 | 3 | 1960 |
| Safe and Sound Three weeks ago I wrote a dairy Emotional Abuse: I left my partner today. that received all sorts of attention and support I never expected.
Tree Climbers came straight to the rescue, and I ... |
Lonely Texan | 04/22/2012 | 48 | 42 | - | 155 |
| #OpJustice4Rataeh ~ engaged I’ve deleted my content and moved to Caucus99Percent.com Peace out! |
Lisa Lockwood | 04/10/2013 | 16 | 15 | - | - |
| "If She Didn't Want Sex, Her Body Would Just Shut Down" Well this is pretty sick. Apparently in 2008 this happened and it is just coming to light recently.
A California judge has been publicly criticised today for controversial comments he made saying ... |
LieparDestin | 12/14/2012 | 141 | 130 | 2 | - |
| Sandra Fluke Shares Her Voice & Photo With Others Around The World To, 'Unite Against Rape' A worldwide campaign has been launched called, 'Unite Against Rape' that is bringing people from all walks of life, to stand in solidarity, and support rape survivors. Its purpose is also to bring ... |
Leslie Salzillo | 03/27/2013 | 4 | 14 | - | - |
| 2 More Women Internally Probed On Public Road By Texas Troopers (Video) Trigger Warning
Video #1
What amazes me about this story, is not only is this an illegal, sexually-violating police search, but it happened on a public road, for anyone driving by to see. These two women were ... |
Leslie Salzillo | 08/04/2013 | 294 | 312 | 7 | - |
| Boom. This woman gives stunning parallel that turns victim-blaming back onto the blamers Political and social commentary on Facebook is common, and the posts of well-known celebrities and politicians often go viral. But every now and then, we get some jewels from every day people sharing their perspective on important issues—and they light... |
Leslie Salzillo | 08/01/2017 | 198 | 417 | - | - |
| Republican Husband tries to block Dem. Wife from leaving to vote in Walker recall is hit by car This one reads like an episode of Raising Hope . Dateline Chippewa Falls: As tensions are running high in Wisconsin a Republican Jeffrey Radle tried to prevent his estranged Democratic spouse Amanda ... |
Lefty Coaster | 05/10/2012 | 327 | 450 | 4 | 3988 |
| Mandatory Abuse Reporting: An Act of Faith Many professions require one to be a mandatory reporter of suspected child, elder or vulnerable-person abuse, with significant penalties possible if you do NOT follow through on this responsibility. ... |
left rev | 05/30/2012 | 42 | 50 | - | 347 |
| Disability and Domestic Violence I first wrote this essay for a feminist forum, so it slants towards women; however, I modified much of what I wrote because as we all know, women are not the only ones who experience domestic ... |
Laurie Crosby | 02/04/2012 | 26 | 58 | - | 344 |
| Senate Republicans push to weaken Violence Against Women Act Sen. Chuck Grassley (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
What Republican war on women? The Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized in 2005 by unanimous consent in the Senate and with 415 votes in favor in ... |
Laura Clawson | 02/10/2012 | 67 | 71 | 1 | 447 |
| Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell no longer guaranteeing he'll sign state-sponsored rape bill
Virginia Republicans continue frantically trying to figure out what to do about the state-sanctioned rape bill they seemingly didn't realize people would object to. With the state House postponing ... |
Laura Clawson | 02/22/2012 | 158 | 78 | 1 | 450 |
| Violence Against Women Act gets 60th cosponsor needed to beat filibuster Sen. Dean Heller (Official photo)
The newly politicized fight to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for the third time may have reached a tipping point. With the cosponsorship of Nevada ... |
Laura Clawson | 03/20/2012 | 46 | 202 | 2 | 1143 |
| Senate expected to vote on Violence Against Women Act; Republicans won't filibuster ( ThinkProgress )
The Violence Against Women Act is expected, though not actually scheduled, as of the writing ... |
Laura Clawson | 04/26/2012 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 150 |
| Farmworkers face frequent sexual abuse by supervisors
Farmworkers in the United States are terribly vulnerable workers—they are low-paid, 50 percent or more are undocumented, many do not speak English, and they are excluded from many federal labor ... |
Laura Clawson | 05/30/2012 | 31 | 55 | 1 | 154 |
| Republican voodoo vaginomics bears little resemblance to science on rape and pregnancy
Rep. Todd Akin, Missouri's Republican nominee for Senate, isn't the first Republican to announce that rape—legitimate rape, that is—doesn't lead to pregnancy and therefore rape exemptions in ... |
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| Republicans determined to get Mourdock elected, God's rape babies and all
If Indiana Republican Richard Mourdock makes it to the Senate after his comments that pregnancies resulting from rape are "something God intended to happen," it will be because the national ... |
Laura Clawson | 10/26/2012 | 66 | 40 | - | 7 |