Getting My Wings Back

“So I saw Maleficent over the weekend. And for me and many other sexual assault survivors, that gut-wrenching scene where Stefan cuts off Maleficent’s wings instantly read as rape.”

When Home Is Worse Than Rape: Cora’s Story

“My first memories are from when I was 3 or 4. We were living in Little Rock, Arkansas. I remember every detail about that house. We had a cocker spaniel named Lacey. She was the only person/animal that I was ever emotionally attached to for many, many years.”

When Homeschoolers Turn Violent: Joshua Komisarjevsky

“When Homeschoolers Turn Violent” is a joint research project by Homeschoolers Anonymous and Homeschooling’s Invisible Children.

When Homeschoolers Turn Violent: Israel Keyes

“When Homeschoolers Turn Violent” is a joint research project by Homeschoolers Anonymous and Homeschooling’s Invisible Children.

Like Acid on Skin: Myra’s Story

“Perhaps this is just for me, for me to finally put into words the terrible pain in my heart, which seems to slowly eat away at life like acid on skin. Sexual education. I received none as a child, absolutely none.”

Wifely Duties and Baseball Bats: Morgan Dawn’s Story

“At the age of 3, I was adopted by a Navy couple. Life was great for about 6 weeks, when they adopted a baby boy. That was when the horror began. I was pushed aside, because I was ‘just a girl.’ By the time I was 10, the couple had 3 biological kids, on top of myself and the other adopted boy.”

Setting the Boundaries

“The Christian patriarchy movement grooms young women for abuse, consciously or not, by brainwashing them into compliance and encouraging them to forgo developing skills necessary for independent lives. There is a very clear power imbalance present, even in relationships between adults of the same age, because of an overwhelming emphasis on male dominion.”

Courting a Stranger: Samantha Field’s Thoughts

“In the end, if you make it, it won’t be because you courted. It won’t be because of all the questions your father asked him or all the times you wanted to be alone but suppressed the desire. It won’t be because you kissed for the first time after the pastor said ‘you may.'”

What Rape Culture and Modesty Culture Have In Common

“As soon as a woman falls outside the standards of what is perceived as modest, those advocating modesty culture immediately join rape culture.”

Let’s Talk About Christian Culture and Consent

“in all of the years of growing up in the Church, of getting lectures about abstinence in Sunday school and youth group and True Love Waits, I cannot remember a single mention of consent… For all of the talk about what you couldn’t do, the only talk about saying ‘no’ was about not sinning.”