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Anyone Can Be a Survivor of Sexual Assault

Published: December 6, 2012

Sexual assault is much more than just a women’s issue. Survivors of sexual violence can be male or female, straight or gay, young or old. Anyone can be a survivor. We also know that attackers have the ability to fit a range of descriptors. Despite this reality, sexual assault is still often portrayed as something […]

Act Up, Fight Back Against Anti-Trans Violence

Published: November 16, 2012

265 trans people have been killed in the last 12 months.* Hundreds more have been assaulted, harassed, and incarcerated because of their gender identity. And hundreds more trans people live in poverty, experiencing very high unemployment rates due to widespread discrimination in jobs, as well as in housing and health care. The vast majority of […]

Students, officials rally behind Violence Against Women Act

Published: August 2, 2012

Cross-posted with permission from The Diamondback Online, The University of Maryland’s Independent Daily Student Newspaper. Measure provides protection for female violence victims Student activists and university officials are pressuring Congress to swiftly renew legislation that provides protections for female victims of violence. The bill, which originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, […]

Standing With Sisters in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Published: July 23, 2012

This week, more than 20,000 people from around the world, including scientists, medical doctors, sex workers, and AIDS activists, have been convening at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center for the XIX International AIDS Conference, the theme of which is “Turning the Tide Together.” The international conference hasn’t been in the U.S. for 22 years, because […]

“Continuons le combat!” the Quebec Student Movement Continues

Published: July 16, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of students in the mostly French-speaking province of Canada have been involved in this year’s inspiring Quebec student movement – often referred to as the Maple Spring – which began in February as a response to the government’s announcement to raise university tuition costs by 65% over the next 4 years. Quebec’s university […]

Sexual Identity Now a Health Risk?

Published: June 26, 2012

Last week the Department of Health and Human Services released their annual LGBT Issues Coordinating Committee Report. The report outlines nine objectives for advancing LGBT health in the upcoming year. It addresses LGBT needs in areas such as health insurance coverage, discrimination, HIV/AIDS prevention, sexual violence and partner abuse, substance abuse, and research. The report […]

SCOTUS Hands Down Arizona Immigration Ruling

Published: June 25, 2012

The Supreme Court released its decision today on Arizona v. United States, the case which decided the fate of the controversial immigration bill in Arizona, S.B. 1070. The court struck down three out of four provisions in the law, but unanimously upheld perhaps the most controversial aspect of the bill. The provisions that were struck […]

We Won Big in ND, But the Battle Has Just Begun

Published: June 25, 2012

We did it! We won by a landslide, 64 to 36 percent vote against measure 3. Thanks in part to the organizing efforts and determination of college students in the North Dakota and Minnesota areas, North Dakota’s primary had astonishing turnout of 175,286 voters in 426 precincts so far. According to the Elections Department at […]

Catholic Universities Gamble with Students’ Lives on their Campuses

Published: May 23, 2012

Once again Catholic institutions have decided to take young women’s choices and lives into their own hands. Several Catholic institutions, dioceses and charities across the country have filed lawsuits against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) federal mandate that requires employers to provide birth control coverage in their health plans. Although insurance companies […]

The Violence Against Women Act Must Protect Native American Women

Published: May 11, 2012

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The version of VAWA that the Senate passed included new provisions to protect Native American women. While the reauthorization of VAWA itself is significant, equally important are these new provisions because they extend VAWA’s protections to the Native American women living on […]