Rupi Kaur is an award-winning Canadian poet and illustrator who has written several books. Some of her most prominent works include milk and honey, the…
Fiona Apple, an alternative artist known for her very personal and very raw illustrations on life released her second studio album titled “When The Pawn.”…
Hood Feminism, written by Mikki Kendall, is a powerful collection of essays that draws from her lived experience as a Black woman growing up in…
While many think of parents and relatives when it comes to important guidance figures in life. There are other adults who make an impact. These…
Restaurant managers and owners turn a blind eye to inappropriate behaviour, fearing that they may lose guests’ patronage. Trauma and Mental Health Report recently interviewed…
On September 24th 2021, around 9000 students at Western University, Canada, walked out on campus to protest “cultural misogyny” after a series of sexual assault…
A recent study of 4,500 Swedish twins found that autistic girls from ages 9-18 were three times as likely to experience sexual assault when compared…
“Guilt doesn’t live here anymore” is a poem written by famous slam poet Blythe Baird. It is a message of self-assurance to survivors of sexual…
In the United States, one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. 63% of sexual…
“No one comes running for young boys who cry rape” – Kevin Kantor, “People You May Know”. Anthony Edwards, an American actor and director, widely…
When she was a young girl, Danielle (name changed) was recruited into domestic sex trafficking from her long-term foster home. She was only able to…
In his spoken word poem, Kevin Kantor describes seeing his rapist being suggested under the ‘people you may know’ section on Facebook. Comparing the shock…
When Shane Seyer was 12, he was sexually exploited by his 16-year-old babysitter Colleen Hermesmann. She became pregnant with Seyer’s child in 1989 and was…
Anatomy of Violence, a film directed by Deepa Mehta, takes viewers on an emotional journey, illustrating how we create perpetrators of violence against women. Mehta…
As pornography consumption has increased in the past few decades, so has fear surrounding its potential harm on relationships. But, does pornography have a negative…
Frizz Kid (Hana Shafi), a writer and visual artist based in Toronto, Canada, deals with themes of feminism, sexual violence, and self-care. Shafi first came…
Rupi Kaur, a celebrated photographer, illustrator, author, and spoken word artist, uses a mix of poetry and narrative to explore themes of loss, trauma, and…
Former model Nikki Dubose has graced the covers of fashion magazines from Maxim to Vogue to Vanity Fair. She’s modeled in Barcelona, Paris, London, and…
In 2008, 18-year-old Marie reported being raped at knifepoint in her apartment. Confronted by the police with allegations that she was lying, she conceded under…
After being raped by her boyfriend at the age of 16 and living for nearly a decade with the shame and guilt of the assault,…
