I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It
Levi Greenacres feels anything but big and strong when he thinks about his rape, and the rapes of the people he loves. — When I was 21, I had a fight with my fiancee about our first Valentine’s Day. I...
View ArticleHow Does a Caring Father Respond When a TSA Agent Tells His Daughter to...
Hugo Schwyzer believes we can all learn something from Mark Frauenfelder, who stood up for his daughter after being shamed for what she was wearing. On Sunday morning – Father’s Day — writer Mark...
View ArticleWhy Raising Strong Girls Is Not Enough
Jeff Bogle argues that in addition to strengthening the core of our young girls, we need to make a more substantial attempt to soften our boys. — In a vacuum, the notion that we dads and moms and...
View ArticleJust What Is Rep. Tom Reed of NY Ashamed Of?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPpniRZ67Go A Congressman shares his painful personal experience with his colleagues and says, ‘No more.’ ___ Three things bother me deeply about this short video clip...
View ArticleTransforming University Rape Culture from the Inside Out
Michael J. Russer is glad that universities are now being held accountable for managing rape and sexual assault cases. But he also believes we have to get to the root causes of rape culture before...
View ArticleTo the Middle Guys: You Have the Power to Change Rape Culture
It is not the alpha males we must appeal to in the hopes of change, but rather those behind the scenes, those who have a conscience, those who may be strong enough to influence their peers. We need...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Men Who Think They’re Immune to Rape Culture
Embed from Getty Images Dudes, Just STOP. — So, listen to me, guys. And I mean, really listen. Not in that way where you hear what I’m saying but ignore it. Just, listen. You’re not going to like what...
View ArticleWhat Every Man Should Be Saying to the Sexual Assault Survivors in Their Lives
— I grew up in a family that consisted of multiple sexual assault survivors. I know, through their own heart-wrenching admissions to me, that my mother was molested at a young age by her father and...
View ArticleTeaching Our Boys a New Song
— When I was a boy (11 – 13) my favorite game was “Kill the Guy With the Ball.” I was really good at killing guys with balls. I was small but was hard to catch and hard to knock down. The game was...
View ArticleChivalry vs. Kindness. Which One Enables Rape Culture?
— Have you ever had a bad date? I mean a really bad date? Probably yes, because what makes bad dates so undatable is just the simple difference in ideas of what is fun and nice and enjoyable. What...
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