How To Support Queer Survivors of Sexual Violence

Queer women are commonly the targets of sexual violence on college campuses. Approximately one in five lesbian students and one in three bisexual women students are sexually assaulted before they graduate. Beyond these statistics, little is known about the experiences...

How Some Colleges Put LGBT Students At Greater Risk Of Sexual Assault

John Kelly was sexually assaulted as a college sophomore in 2012. Kelly ― who identifies with the pronouns “they,” “them” and “their,” and whose gender does not align with binary male-female gender lines ― told campus administration. Their assailant was subsequently...

10 Ways To Finally End Rape Culture

Rape culture exists because we don’t believe it does.  From tacit acceptance of misogyny in everything from casual conversations with our peers to the media we consume, we accept the degradation of women and posit uncontrollable hyper-sexuality of men as the...

7 Ways To Make Girls Safer Without Discriminating Against Trans Kids

The Trump administration’s recent decision to rescind President Obama’s federal guidance protecting trans students has been applauded by many conservatives who argue it guarantees the safety of women and girls. For instance, last spring, after North Carolina suffered...