**Note: We refer to Ashleigh as “Alyssa” because we recorded this interview prior to the lifting of her gag order. Ashleigh is now not legally prohibited from speaking publicly about her experience.** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Ashleigh Rae, a survivor of sexual violence, childhood rape and sexual assault by multiple offenders….
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How family court has become complicit in child trafficking For all the talk about child trafficking the conspiracy group QAnon does, you would think they would do a little research and use their platform to actually help children. No, there are no child sex dungeons in the basement of pizzerias. Democrats are not running child…
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To do so, we must first care about women Iâve not been watching the confirmation hearings because Iâve had my share of it back in the 1990s when I was first exposed to the double excoriation of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas hearings, where Senate Republicans weaponized both race and gender against her to secure…
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One hour before Tuesdayâs Presidential Debate, my phone started pinging with texts in anticipation. It didnât take long before these exchanges started making me feel anxious and agitatedâââthe same feeling of dread that I get when I know I will be seeing my abuserâââduring one of his visits with our son or the night before…
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In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the topic of sex, womanhood, and femininity: Episode 113: Lisa Selin Davis on her book, Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different, Episode 114: Melissa Faliveno on Tomboylandâan exploration of sex, womanhood, and identity, Episode 115: Caitlin Myer…
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