By s.e. smith on 3 September, 2010
Content note: This post includes discussions of sexual and physical violence committed against women and children with disabilities. Last week, Human Rights Watch issued a report, ‘As if We Weren’t Human,’ on the violence, isolation, and discrimination experienced by women and children with disabilities in Uganda. Northern Uganda is emerging from decades of conflict, and [...]
Posted in events, gender, reproductive justice, sexual assault, sexuality | Tagged aid work, rape, recovery, Uganda, violence
By Annaham on 8 June, 2010
Becky CK at Happy Bodies: Why do we apologize for our bodies? Why do feel the need to apologize for our bodies’ needs and justify the choices we make about them? As I continue to incorporate body positivity into my life, I still find myself listing off what I ate all day to justify why I’m [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged bodies, bodily autonomy, chronic pain conditions, derailing, fibro, fibromyalgia, marginalisation, medicine, mental illness, myths and misconceptions, neuroatypical, neurotypicality, rape, schizophrenia, sexual assault, sexual violence, social justice, social treatment
By s.e. smith on 18 May, 2010
Content warning: This post discusses rape and sexual assault of women with disabilities. One of the persistent problems with rape and sexual assault cases is that they tend to be very poorly reported in the media. They aren’t reported at all, for the most part, if they involve nonwhite women, sex workers, disabled women, trans [...]
Posted in sexual assault | Tagged developmental disabilities, rape
By s.e. smith on 14 May, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged autism, disabled actors, disabled veterans, institutionalisation, mental health, mental illness, music, neurodiversity, pop culture, rape, sexual assault, veterans
By s.e. smith on 28 April, 2010
The 24 April edition of Dear Abby led with this letter: Dear Abby: I am an average 17-year-old girl with a big problem. A few days ago, my cousin’s boyfriend touched me inappropriately. It took a few seconds for me to realize what was happening and stop him. I got up and left the room. [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, feminism | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby, Jeanne Phillips, rape, sexual assault, words mean things
By amandaw on 19 October, 2009
Perhaps this is the wrong question. Instead, I propose: What is there to heal? Healing is the process of a body, having been injured in some way, doing what it takes to restore itself to normalcy. Merriam-Webster says, specifically, “to make sound or whole” and “to restore to original purity or integrity.” Take note of [...]
Posted in bodies, feminism, intersectionality, language, normality, violence | Tagged abuse, body image, difference, feminism, healing, justice, language, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, wholeness, word use
By lauredhel on 19 October, 2009
[This post was originally published on October 3, 2008 at Hoyden About Town.] *trigger warnings apply to this post: descriptions of abuse and sexual assault against women with disabilities** “This young woman [“Caroline”] has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, totally dependent on carers for her personal and daily living activities, and non-verbal. Cognitively very aware, [...]
Posted in justice, violence | Tagged abuse, australia, communication, justice, law, rape, report, sexual assault, sexual violence
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