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The Tribal Law and Order Act that has been passed by Congress and signed by President Obama targets violent crime include sexual assault against Native American women.
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From the American Prospect
It's Not the End of Men
| Contra Hanna Rosin, the problem isn't men; it's traditional gender stereotypes. |
ANN FRIEDMAN | June 10, 2010 | web only
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David Lisak is a psychologist who has spent two decades studying date rapists. In this short video he speaks about sexual predation and the role alcohol plays – and doesn't play – in acquaintance sexual assault.
Gendered violence against Native women occurs 300% as often as it does against women as a whole, 86% of the time perpetrated by non-Native men. Jessica Yee's guest post on Feministing for Sexual Assault Prevention Month touches on intersectionality and the marginalization of Native women's issues in mainstream anti-violence movements.
Jezebel's recent article on sexual violence in Congo reveals some hope buried within the horror of the current rape epidemic in central Africa. Amy Fallon of the Guardian writes (emphasis mine):
Congo appears to be witnessing the birth of a particularly terrifying kind of rape culture. Says humanitarian researcher Susan Bartels, "Sexual violence has become more normal in civilian life. The scale of rape over Congo's years of war has made this crime seem more acceptable." What's happening in Congo is a horrific reminder that rape isn't just some ever-present evil like bad weather, that women have to learn to avoid. It's a tool of oppression used against women, children, and men as well, and it becomes more common when it goes unpunished.
Recently there was an opinion column in American University's student newspaper the Eagle which describes rape as an "incoherent concept", which has sparked many responses including one from Men Can Stop Rape and from an American University student run magazine, AWOL.
House Bill 10 was signed into law by Governor Ted Strickland this month. Previously minors who were assaulted or stalked by other minors had no legal right to an order of protection in the state of Ohio.
A woman named Vickie Linegar prompted by her recurring anxiety around the holidays, started a blog to reach out to people who may be feeling the same way because of their own similar experiences.