Suing The Founder Of The #MeToo Movement Is Dangerous For Women
Because apparently an apology makes sexual harassment ok.
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Because apparently an apology makes sexual harassment ok.
Content warning: sexual assault.
Because it can be risky business.
Her name is Chanel Miller.
This year, I’ll be secretly observing an anniversary that was never meant for me.
Go ahead, #ArrestUs for exercising our fundamental human right of choice over our bodies.
He grabbed my breast full in his open hand and squeezed so hard he left me throbbing in pain.
Content Notice: Description of rape.
It turns out that no and stop are not safewords.
I never thought my husband and I would be connected by a word like rape, yet here I am.
When does “yes” not really mean yes?
It’s an exercise in trust and consent.
And I wonder how I could have left these women out of my story, how I could have given all my attention to the men who had hurt me instead of the women who had helped me.
Here’s the thing: I have no memory of ever being sexually assaulted or abused.
I lost my virginity to rape, at 13 years old.
I was on a date. It was December and warm in Southern California.
I’d always been taught the bad men were the ones lurking in the bushes. No one ever told me they could be the man you marry.
The softest touch can cause the greatest pain. This is something all women know.
The country has spoken; women do not matter in the United States.
Imagine living the worst moment of your life over and over again.
Content Notice: Sexual Assault
“I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified. I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school…”
Trigger warning: discussion of rape and sexual assault.