How 'SVU' led Mariska Hargitay to stand up for sexual assault survivors
"I stay motivated because an extraordinary amount of work remains to be done," Hargitay says.
June 20, 2024
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Jeff Flake Confronted by Survivors of Sexual Assault
Get ready to meet your new heroes: the two women who demanded that Jeff Flake consider the message he's sending with support for Brett Kavanaugh.
September 28, 2018
NYPD Apologizes to Sexual Assault Survivor and LGBTQ Community
The apology to a survivor and activist who wasn't believed is a groundbreaking action, writes Matt Foreman.
November 1, 2018
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Sexual Assaults in the LGBTQ+ Community — A Survivor Finds His Voice
A renowned opera singer and his husband recently pleaded guilty to assaulting Samuel Schultz.
August 14, 2023
Florida School Shooting Survivors Want Assault Gun Ban
Dozens of survivors of the second deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history marched on Florida’s capital demanding change.
February 21, 2018
WATCH: Gay Male Sexual Assault Survivors Speak Out
These young men say it can be difficult for male survivors, especially gay ones, to be taken seriously.
January 27, 2015
Don Lemon on Why Survivors Don't Always Report Sexual Assault
The out CNN anchor said his own story and that of a loved one show why survivors don't immediately come forward.
September 25, 2018
Op-ed: What It's Like Coming Out as Sexual Assault Survivor
Sexual assault is more common than one may want to believe, as one writer notes.
January 14, 2014
Queer Sexual Assault Survivors Need DeVos to Enforce Title IX
The Education secretary is failing victims of sexual violence, which includes no shortage of LGBT people.
June 22, 2017
Evan Rachel Wood and Kelly Marie Tran Play Guess Who? #MeToo Edition
"Unfortunately, sexual assault is not a game," says Wood, who testified for expanding the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights this week.
March 2, 2018
Kesha Supporter Gaga Forced into Deposition in Dr. Luke's Defamation Suit
Kesha accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault. Now he's subpoenaed assault survivor Gaga in his suit against Kesha.
July 29, 2017
Terry Crews Slams Toxic Masculinity During Sexual Assault Testimony
The actor blamed the Hollywood boys' club for allowing an environment of assault and abuse to fester while testifying for the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights.
June 26, 2018
Gay World War II Veteran, 97, Attacked and Robbed in Columbus, Ohio
An act of charity turned into an assault on Rupert "Twink" Starr, a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.
May 20, 2020
Heitkamp Fires Back at Opponent Who Called #MeToo 'Victimization'
When conservative Rep. Kevin Cramer criticized sexual assault survivors, Heidi Heitkamp shared a story about her mother, who survived an assault.
October 8, 2018
Why the Outrage Over Tamron Hall's Sherry Pie Interview Matters
The mainstream media has a responsibility to respect all victims of sexual assault -- including LGBTQ+ survivors.
February 19, 2021
Ellen DeGeneres Shares She Was Sexually Assaulted by Her Stepdad
DeGeneres opened up about the assault to empower survivors of sexual abuse to have the courage to come forward.
May 28, 2019
Betsy DeVos Rescinds Campus Rape Guidelines in Order to Protect the Accused
The Education Secretary has made it more difficult for sexual assault survivors to prove they've been raped.
September 22, 2017
The Senate Must Set an Example of How to Treat Survivors
If Christine Blasey Ford is pilloried, it will send a disturbing message that is all too familiar to trans survivors of assault, writes Harper Jean Tobin.
September 21, 2018
Blair St. Clair: Femmephobia Is Silencing Gay #MeToo Victims
The RuPaul's Drag Race star discusses the #MeToo movement within the gay community and her own experience as a survivor of sexual assault.
May 2, 2018