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Domestic abuse and other interpersonal forms of violence are especially potent threats because they typically happen in one’s personal space and involve those closest to them. This means that abuse at home can be more easily committed because of 1) privacy and 2) access.
Aleasha Harris’ pen is not to be tampered with! Her recent film, Is God Is, is both brilliantly told and quite timely, considering the uptick in domestic violence faced by Black women recently.
Many dominant narratives about abuse frame it as a heterosexual experience, with highly gendered roles that do not reflect queer relationship dynamics.
Cuando la violencia política aumenta,
la violencia íntima aumenta.
Las realidades de violencia doméstica y abuso en las relaciones se extienden mucho más de las descripciones estereotípicas frecuentemente vistas en los medios de comunicación.
Content warning: This article discusses the topic of rape and coercive sexual assault. Please take care when engaging. Sexual assault is often represented as a singular idea of violent rape…
As political violence against LGBTQ rights increases, intimate violence also increases.
During a month in which romance is at the forefront of many people’s minds, we want to take the time to explore the literary genre of “dark romance.” What…
January was Stalking Awareness Month, but this issue affects survivors year round! Abusers often employ stalking tactics to assert power and control of their targets. This can be what we…
In an effort to understand trans people’s relationship to violence, it is important to engage in scholarship created in our voices-by us, for us. Two books I deem vital in…