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Trump DOJ rolls back policies protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual violence

Trump's DOJ will no longer enforce safety standards for LGBTQ+ inmates in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

BrettKavanaugh.com Transformed Into Anti-Sexual Violence Resource

Type in the Supreme Court justice's name and you'll land on a page called We Believe Survivors.

There's a Reason Many Gay, Bi Men Don't Report Sexual Violence

Even when Tyler Curry did, the system cared more about protecting his abuser than him.

Op-ed: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and the War on Sexual Violence

The members of the U.S. military are fearless, but their commanders seem to be full of fright when it comes to dealing with sexual assault and rape.

77% of LGBTQ+ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment, new research finds

Disturbingly, threats to use sexual violence to “fix” young people’s gender and sexuality diversity were reported by 30% of those who experienced workplace sexual harassment.

Viola Davis, Natalie Portman Inspire at L.A. March

Davis, a sexual assault survivor, says she speaks for the women who can't, and Portman says the anti-sexual violence movement "is the opposite of puritanical."

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.

A Win for LGBT-Inclusive Domestic Violence Act

The Senate passed the first LGBT-inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act, which will now provide explicit protections for LGBT survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Horrific Sexual Abuse of Gay and Bi Men, Trans Women Reported in Syria

Survivors of sexual violence during Syria's civil war detail their sufferings in a new Human Rights Watch report.

LGBTQ Activist Jeudy Charlot Dead; Some Fear Foul Play

The Haitian civil rights leader was working with an international organization to combat sexual and gender-based violence in his nation.

A Raw Tribute to Sexual Trauma Survivors

The short film Everyday, I explores the ways trauma infiltrates the everyday routines of survivors of sexual violence.

Gloria Steinem to Lead All-Female Journalist Team for Viceland's Woman Series

Planned episodes for the new television series will report on violence in the Congo, sexual assault within the U.S. military, and extremism in Pakistan.

J.K. Rowling Lambasted for 'Merry Terfmas' Tweet

The tweet came in response to praise from another Twitter user on Rowling's funding of a trans-exclusionary center for survivors of sexual violence.

Court blocks Trump admin's anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on grants for domestic violence and homeless shelters

The order comes in a lawsuit brought by a nationwide coalition of groups serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQ+ youth, and people experiencing homelessness.

There have already been 4,000 instances of book banning in America this school year: report

PEN America’s latest findings shed light on the targeted censorship of content related to race, sexuality, and violence, sparking advocacy and resistance across the nation.

Georgia State Prisons have housed LGBTQ+ inmates in horrific conditions new DOJ report found

A blistering 93-page report from the Department of Justice notes multiple cases of violence and sexual assault against LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across Georgia.

Violence Against Women Act Expands Services to LGBTQ+ Survivors

The act, reauthorized this week in a bill signed by President Biden, now includes a grant program designed to aid LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.

Incarcerated Texas Trans Woman Finally Wins Safer Housing

Passion Star, with help from Lambda Legal, has been placed in safekeeping after years of complaints about the constant sexual violence she's faced in men's prisons.