Barriers to justice when rapists attack women with disabilities: Australian...
[This post was originally published on October 3, 2008 at Hoyden About Town.] *trigger warnings apply to this post: descriptions of abuse and sexual assault against women with disabilities** “This...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to heal?
Perhaps this is the wrong question. Instead, I propose: What is there to heal? Healing is the process of a body, having been injured in some way, doing what it takes to restore itself to normalcy....
View ArticleDear Imprudence: Sexual Assault By Any Other Name
The 24 April edition of Dear Abby led with this letter: Dear Abby: I am an average 17-year-old girl with a big problem. A few days ago, my cousin’s boyfriend touched me inappropriately. It took a few...
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Recommended Reading for Friday, 14 May 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles...
View ArticleIn Which Rape Makes Me Angry
Content warning: This post discusses rape and sexual assault of women with disabilities. One of the persistent problems with rape and sexual assault cases is that they tend to be very poorly reported...
View ArticleRecommended reading for June 8, 2010
Becky CK at Happy Bodies: Why do we apologize for our bodies? Why do feel the need to apologize for our bodies’ needs and justify the choices we make about them? As I continue to incorporate body...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Reports Atrocities Against Disabled Women and Children in...
Content note: This post includes discussions of sexual and physical violence committed against women and children with disabilities. Last week, Human Rights Watch issued a report, ‘As if We Weren’t...
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