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Reflections on High School Students’ Protest against Sexual Violence: A Teacher and Survivor’s Perspective

November 4, 2022

I am a twenty-four–year–old special education teacher at a charter…

R. Kelly’s conviction offers hope, at last, to survivors, but only after decades of abuse and judicial failure

September 28, 2021

TW: Mentions of sexual abuse and trafficking In a bittersweet…

From Small Town Mayors to Trump: Are We Holding Our Political Leaders Accountable for Sexual Assault?

June 24, 2021

My local newspaper recently ran a week-long investigation into the sexual assault allegations made against the mayor of the small town, Windsor. While I initially found it odd that the San Francisco Chronicle would give the front page to this story while we’re still knee-deep in the middle of a pandemic, the more I thought about it, the more I understood and appreciated the Chronicle’s decision. Small town or not, this was a story that questioned the immunity that political leaders have flaunted in the face of serious allegations for long enough.

A Response to the Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling on Intoxication and Sexual Violence

May 18, 2021

A recent ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court states that…

More Thoughts from Survivors to Superheroes About AOC

February 11, 2021

I’ve always admired AOC. I feel like representation is very important, and she is very inspiring to me as a young Latina person who would like to work in politics someday. Watching her speak about being a survivor made me feel so understood and proud. It takes so much courage to be vulnerable about being a survivor. I couldn’t imagine doing it at the scale that she did.