Two Very Different Ways for Campaigns to Respond to Sexual Assault Allegations
There’s a reason the allegations against Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was running for governor of California didn’t hurt…
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Brock Turner Is Already Getting Out of Jail
After serving just three months of a six-month sentence. By Madeleine Thomas Brock Turner during his initial booking.…
Who Do You Call When Your Rapist Is a Cop?
The Department of Justice’s report on the Baltimore Police Department reveals a pattern of cops abusing their communities’ most vulnerable members.
Re-Writing Rape Laws to Better Focus on Consent
California lawmakers are looking at a new model for the definition of rape—one that emphasizes consent rather than…
The Revolving Door of Sexual Assault
Brock Turner wasn’t the first, and he won’t be the last. By Lisa Wade Brock Turner. (Photo: Twitter) In…
Are Student Athletes More Likely to Commit Sexual Assault?
An investigation found that Baylor University had mishandled sexual assault accusations against its football players. By Kate Wheeling…
Can Someone Please Convince Cops That Most Rape Allegations Are Not False Already?
Research shows only a small number of rape allegations are actually false, so why are the police so hard to convince otherwise?
Was It Rape? The Problems With Varying Definitions for Sexual Assault
The only way past the victim-blaming and conspiracy theories is a proper lexicon for talking about rape. But competing definitions encourage skepticism—and silence.
A Sociologist Weighs in on Sex Work, James Deen, and the Term ‘Feminist Porn’
Pacific Standard sits down to talk with Chauntelle Tibbals.
‘One of the Most Important Indian Law Cases to Go Before the High Court in Half a Century’
The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether a Choctaw Indian boy's parents are allowed to sue, through tribal courts, a company that employed a man they allege sexually assaulted their son.