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The Real Bathroom Menace
It doesn’t happen all the time, but there are enough occurrences of my daughter being mistaken for a boy that neither of us are really surprised when it happens. She keeps her hair short, wears baggy...
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Having a Voice in ‘She Said’
Director Maria Schrader’s She Said is powerful and powerfully sad. Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s screenplay, based on the book by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, chronicles the downfall...
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Dear American Church, You’re Dying
Dear American Church, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is—you’re slowly dying. If you’re paying attention, you probably realize that. Your buildings are slowly clearing, your pews...
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Casting a Bright Light on the ‘Good Guy’ Defense
If you’re a male over 40, it’s hard not to feel some sense of embarrassment and guilt about how the male species has behaved over the last 30–40 years. And this past weekend’s film choice pushed that...
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Daddy Issues? I Don’t Think So
In this day and age, it really is absurdly reductive to still be using the term ‘Daddy Issues’, which basically pertains to blaming a woman’s strained relationship with her father on complex dating...
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Me, a Sexual Predator?
Many of you may have read my previous article (Now She’s Gone) that described my latest breakup with my girlfriend. A few of you had chosen to comment on the article and one comment still has me...
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Autism Predators – #MeToo – How to Stay Safe
In the wake of all the female celebrities, non-celebrities and journalists who have suffered from sexual harassment and/or assault, no one has mentioned (or perhaps even considered) women on the autism...
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Ladies and Gentlemen
Gentlemen in Training The Case for Manners for Today’s Young Men – Part 6 It’s official: men are creeps. Correction: the flurry of sexual predators, harassers, and the like are creeps. Now is their...
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Let’s Turn Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Into a Referendum Against Sexual Abuse...
— Let’s all speak loudly, carry a big stick and snatch victory from defeat. Start by getting your friends to vote in the 2018 mid-term elections! Birds of a feather generally flock together, so it’s...
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I Was Married to a Sexual Predator
Harvey Weinstein, Bill O’Reilly, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, Brett Ratner, Roy Moore…the list goes on and new names are added every day of those men who have been publicly outed as being sexual predators,...
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Human Trafficking – A Call for Submissions
— **Trigger Warning** The facts are disturbing, especially to those who have been abused and exploited. — The United Nations (U.N.) estimates that 20 million people globally are victims of human...
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The Turning Point on Sexual Assault
Embed from Getty Images The recent accusations against Harvey Weinstein seemed to open a floodgate. It seems that sexual misconduct is far more widespread than many thought. This brings me to a handful...
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Healing the Perpetrator can Help to Heal the Victim
Embed from Getty Images — People are capable of being downright amazing human beings and still hiding a predatory or abusive side in the shadows. Sadly, it is entirely possible for a man (and yes,...
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Keeping Our Boys Safe From Sex Offenders
Embed from Getty Images Normally, there’s no way of knowing who among those who interact with our kids could be a threat to them. There are exceptions, but they’re rare. In my 24 years raising four...
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A Nightmare on College Street
Blame the drinker or blame the sexual predator? ––– The monster in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Freddy Krueger, kills his victims in their dreams. So long as you can stay awake, so...
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“Rape is a problem of control, not sex…linked to general disrespect &...
This comment by JohnH on the post Jimmy Savile, Rape Culture and the Lessons for Us All But rape is a problem of control, not sex, and control is, necessarily, linked to general disrespect and...
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Getting Away With Murder: Child Predators
David Pittman, and other survivors like him, are frustrated with how sexual predators have been getting away with the murder of the innocence of childhood. – When I originally came forward about my...
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Shattered Heroes: Gandhi’s Dark Side?
In the city of Cerritos a statue of Gandhi symbolizes immorality and hypocrisy. —- I’m one of those people who thrive on inspirational and encouraging quotes from prominent people, gnawing on them for...
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Sexual Activity Between Teachers and Students is a Profound Ethical Violation
MaleSurvivor Executive Director Christopher Anderson addresses Betsy Karasik’s Washington Post OpEd suggesting sex with underage teens should be legal. Last Friday, the Washington Post ran a...
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Dads: Talking to Your Daughter About Sex
Sex can be difficult for a father and daughter to discuss, but today’s fathers absolutely must talk frankly with their daughters. — It’s a far cry from the exhilaration of holding that new, innocent...
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