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Just Below the Surface: My Relationship With Alcohol“It stops today, I swear. Right after I finish this glass.” Danielle Dayney confronts alcoholism.
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The Abuse and Despair I Saw on a First Nations Reserve“I easily grew distracted, drawn into thoughts of Kashechewan. Each memory triggered anxiety, anger and guilt.” Alexandra Shimo suffered PTSD after researching her book, Invisible North: The Search For Answers on a Troubled Reserve.
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Jill Soloway on Donald Trump, Locker Rooms, and Toxic MasculinityIn the wake of the leaked audio of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault, Transparent creator Jill Soloway discusses how men turn women into Others, and other men into accomplices.
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My Egyptian Fortune CookieLisa Lim’s stepfather abducted her sister: “There was one mistress my mother called Saint Lena who swelled with compassion for my mother. She told Mohammed that if he didn’t give my mother back her daughter, they were over.”
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Just a Ferryman“He loves me when he’s sober, when there are no bootleggers.” Dan Branch reflects on being a domestic lawyer in Alaska.
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The Gloria SirensA communal blog by and for women writers, the contributors at The Gloria Sirens cover a wide range of topics, from publishing and teaching to feminism and surviving abuse.
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Meanwhile, pretending to a group of teens that there is a clear set of rules that will keep them safe while the list of things that gets you killed on the spot if you happen to be black gets longer and longer is just like that abusive spouse trying to shift blame on to the victim.
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An Open Letter to the Journalist Who Thinks I’m LyingEmily Eveland’s xoJane post about seeking revenge against her rapist went viral. Then came the social-media backlash questioning the authenticity of her narrative. This is her response.
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“The only difference between molestation and suicide is that you don’t die on the outside, you only die on the inside.”
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“‘Think of the science!’ they cry, as if SCIENCE were an all holy deity to which we must offer sacrificial victims so it will continue to bless us with its favors.”
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“Maybe I should just quit. Stop talking about diversity, just shut up about it. Go back to coding. I like building products better than being a broken record about diversity anyways.”
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Letter to My Latest Street Abuser“Do you understand the depth of your disgrace?
Exposing the underside of the human race
Claiming ownership of public space
Flapping your fragility in my face?”
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I Looked At A Rapist In The Mirror And Saw Him Smiling BackHari Ziyad reflects on the pervasive presence of sexual assault in his life — as victim as well as perpetrator — and wonders why he (and people around him) prefer to ignore these events rather than confront them head on.
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I Never Meant Any Harm: On the Duggars, Vicarious Exoneration, and Judging Abusers By Intentions“My mother-in-law has sympathy for abusers because she is one.” Writer Karrie Higgins tells her husband’s story.
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