"Do you have a vagina? And do you want to be in charge of it? If you said 'yes ' to both, then congratulations -- you 're a feminist!" (Kingston). People who advertise feminism in this manner are exactly how feminists have reached the point they are today. Feminists are demonizing men to sexual predators and using popular culture as ground zero for their activism campaigns, to show females as either a victim or the hero who empowered herself as a woman. These absurd characteristics come to mind
often made ineffective or misguided choices. Colleges need to adopt a “yes means yes” policy for verbal consent and should model their policies after the University of Kentucky’s successful “green dot” program. Before discussing the sexual assault crisis on college campuses, it is important to disprove some misconceptions. When someone reports a sexual assault, society tends to immediately deny the assault happened, claiming false accusation, but, according to Stanford’s “Men Against Abuse Now” report
Women should hold the control over their bodies and not be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term because of the effects it will have on their and their child’s well-being. Controversially, most women who opt for abortion are unstable and do not have the means to raise a child. Incidentally,the vast majority of unstable mothers are teenage mothers. According to the CDC, “the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations.” Since the United States
Issue Plaguing America Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape. The definition of date rape and acquaintance rape two phrases are often used interchangeably, but date rape specifically refers to a rape in which there has been some sort of romantic or potentially sexual relationship between the two parties involved. It’s a massive issue and is getting worse day by day, despite the continuous effort of law enforcement as well as many aware-raising organizations. Date rape is a grossly widespread issue
Rape is defined as the commission of unlawful sexual intercourse or unlawful sexual intrusion. Rape laws in the United States have been revised multiple times over the years, and they vary from state to state. Most states choose to label the crime of rape as a sexual assault. Sexual assault is divided into three degrees: first degree, second degree, and third degree. A person is guilty of rape in the first degree if the person engages in vaginal intercourse: with another at least four years younger
Some important milestones in the agency’s history are the opening of its own Health Center in 2000, instituting prenatal services for women who do not qualify for Medicaid and the establishment of a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) clinic for victims of rape and sexual assault. The mission and vision of the Rockwall Helping Hands organization is “to serve Rockwall County residents by alleviating financial crisis and providing a medical home to the underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged
The Tom Green County Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) was formed in 1999 as an adjunct of the Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Stewart Dickson hired Rita Guthrie as the coordinator and she has remained in that position since that time. Ms. Guthrie has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling. Before heading the CIU, she was an advocate for victims at several local agencies including the New Direction Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program and the San Angelo Family
cases of sexual assault on the SDSU campus6. Only 2 years ago did they start to implement rape crisis advocates and education. Why did it take so long for SDSU to wake up to what was happening on their own campus? Queena Tran, a student and active member of the Women’s Resource Center on the SDSU campus, says it’s because of an audit, a random government investigation of the school's’ policies regarding rape. “Our audit showed that faculty members and admin didn’t really know how to address the issue
Finally, during the 13th century the criminal definition of rape changed, yet again due to society changing. This new law stated that “the rape of matrons, nuns, widows, concubines, and prostitutes, as well as the statutory rape of children” (Richards & Marcum, 2015, p. 16) was now considered a criminal act. Taking a look at the United States, the rape law here consisted of five elements that must be met before it was considered rape in a court of law. “The act had to be criminal, involve carnal
The Guardian Angel Home formed on October 19, 1897. The original home, under the supervision of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate cared for dependent and neglected children. During our formative years, we outgrew two locations moving into our current building in 1926. We changed our name to Guardian Angel Community Services (GACS) in 2005. Throughout the years, we have given shelter, education, security, and loving guidance to hundreds of children. With an increase in the complexity