The way we frame this heinous action is victim-blaming at its worst. Read more
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Would You Rather Talk About Money Or Sex?
“Something softens meSoftens my desireSomething helps me breatheSomething spills out my pores as lightSomethingIs like hope blanketing meSomething bleeds as me…”– excerpt from ‘So the Second Thing I Bought Was a Mirror’ by Aisha Sasha John I come from a culture where talking about most things are taboo. (Insert trope about conservative Asians here.) So when I first Read more
When The Sexually Abusive Artist Is A Woman
Anne Sexton’s legacy as feminist poet and guiding light for the mentally ill must include the destruction of her own daughter. Read more
So You’ve Sexually Harassed Or Abused Someone: What Now?
There is a path forward, past denial and scandal and shame. Read more