Hey! It’s sexual assault awareness month!

Every year, I right about this. Most of my thoughts from it are summed up in my piece about National Sexual Assault Awareness Month from last year. However, some things to always keep in mind.

*Sexual assault does not always involve penetration

*Sexual assault is not limited to females or women identified people

*Sexual assault [...]

April Is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This month is a lot of months and one of those happens to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

You know a sexual assault survivor, even if you don’t think you don’t. You probably know many. I am a sexual assault survivor.

Here are some facts that you may or may not know:

*Most (although not [...]

Call For Submissions: Dear Sister

Special thanks to Holly over at Menstrual Poetry for passing on this call. As a fellow survivor of sexual harassment, assault and violence, I think this is a wonderful idea, and an amazing way for us to get our voices heard, and to stand up against a society that still condones such behavior. While this [...]

Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors

Reposted from my other blog. I thought it was important enough to share in multiple places.

-Shanna

Hey you.

Yes, YOU.

You know a sexual assault survivor…in fact, you probably know a whole bunch.

It doesn’t matter what gender you are, what your orientation is, how many friends you have, where you live, or even [...]