Rape Archives

Rape

In Harm’s Way

by Seth Harp,

A plague of unsolved femicides haunts Mexico

Obstruction of Justice

by Charlotte Shane,

Why the criminal justice system is ill-equipped to prosecute rape charges

Pushing the Limit

by Alexandra Starr,

What the U.S. Olympic Committee can — and can’t — do about sexual abuse

Nice Girls

by Mary Gaitskill,

When I was growing up in the 1960s, I was taught by the adult world that good girls never had sex and bad girls did. This rule had clarity going…

Innocents

by Rachel Nolan,

Where pregnant women have more to fear than Zika

While You Were Sleeping

From a debate in February in the Utah State Legislature about House Bill 74, which specifies that consent for sexual contact cannot be given in circumstances in which a person…

Dire Straights

From questions asked by deputies of the L.A. County Men’s Jail to determine whether an inmate should be placed in a unit created to house and protect gay and transgender…

Love Crimes

by Jennifer Percy,

What liberation looks like for Afghan women

Safety in Knickers

From the Indiegogo funding-campaign profile for AR Wear, described as “wearable protection for when things go wrong.” The company surpassed its $50,000 funding goal last year and is currently at…

Conduct Unbecoming

by Anthony Lydgate,

The military’s sexual-assault problem

Tiny Little Laws

by Kathy Dobie,

A plague of sexual violence in Indian country