But the mayoral candidate doesn’t mention ways to help the Tennessee woman who killed her sexual assaulter at 16 and got a life sentence.
Tag: Rape
With Unwanted, Dorothée Munyaneza creates a spectacle of grief and resilience
The artist revisits the ongoing horrors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
How to get laid without freaking out
Advice for a victim of sexual abuse and rape. Plus: Help, I snooped and discovered what I most feared!
Taking on my college town’s bar scene taught me that protest is a form of self-care
Too often self-care is discussed as a private act—let’s consider the power of making it public.
In the wake of the Facebook Live attack, we need to talk about black anger
Condemn the attack, but also understand the roots of black anger and violence done in Trump’s name.
Stop victim blaming pedestrians and cyclists fatally struck by drivers
When motorists kill people they need to be held accountable.
Is rough sex out of the question with a partner who has been raped?
Dan Savage tackles forcible consensual fucking. Plus: another case of DTMFA and a stirring defense from a Dan fan
Men’s rights activists rally in Rogers Park canceled, TV shows and movies keep flocking to Chicago, and other Chicago news
Also, a University of Chicago professor is out over alleged sexual misconduct, and DePaul’s law school cancels a Trump Tower event.
Showing rape victims how to think beyond ‘report to the police’
A survivor has constructed a decision-making tool to help others figure it out.
In praise of the subtle, difficult story
Both Aimee Levitt’s recent cover story on rape and Stephanie Andersen’s take on adoption let readers draw their own conclusions. And that’s a good thing.
The University of Chicago’s message to the Class of 2019: Don’t be a rapist
How a band of student activists convinced the U. of C. to rethink rape on campus.
Let Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell write what she thinks about rape
Even if she’s wrong, let’s not muzzle Mary Mitchell—conversations change minds. Censorship doesn’t.
Mary Mitchell thinks a prostitute can’t be raped. She’s wrong.
Unwilling sex at gunpoint is rape—no matter who the victim is.
Does a lifetime of lousy sex legitimize cheating?
Dan tells us what he would do if faced with a lifetime of lousy sex, and offers tips on how to reignite a sex life without killing your husband.
A trans man’s dilemma
Dan Savage on whether marriage puts a trans man off limits and other quandaries