Tag Archives: sexual abuse
More Horace Mann abuse victims come forward
Tweet**Trigger warning** Last week, the New York Times published a long article about a long history of sexual abuse at Horace Mann, one of New York’s most prestigious high schools. The author of the article, an alumnus of the school, describes a decades-long string of abuses of students by teachers, particularly of boys by men. [...]
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Quick hit: NYT on VAWA and “scourge of rape” for Native American women
TweetLast Wednesday, House Republicans stooped to a new low by throwing their support behind a ridiculous, callous and watered down version of the Violence Against Women Act. As we detailed last week, the heavily edited H.R. 4970 now moves backward on VAWA reauthorization, with the version that the House passed actually denying protection of undocumented immigrants, [...]
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Why is the church crowning Eddie Long king?
TweetFull Disclosure: I grew up in the church. Both of my parents are ministers. I was in church every Sunday for the fiftyleven services that lasted from 8am until 3pm when my mother was finally finished talking to every church member. (She’s very social). My grandfather was a baptist minister. The church is a part [...]
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No Longer Invisible brings the experiences of abuse survivors to light
TweetI know first-hand how extremely difficult it is for survivors to literally open their mouths and speak those dreadful, shocking words: “I was sexually abused.” But I believe that childhood sexual abuse continues to be perpetrated upon young victims because it is an “invisible” offense.I have come to the conclusion that the only way to [...]
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PA to execute man who killed his sexual abuser