Tom Stranger doesn’t look like the mythical rapist, but he does look like a real rapist. And he admits to being a real rapist. Because of that, he has something valuable to say to the men who commit rape but are unable to conceive of themselves as rapists, or their attitudes to women’s bodies as...
A 14 year old girl, brutally raped by two adults, is not a “drunk teenager”. She is the victim of a horrific crime in which alcohol was used as a weapon to incapacitate her. SMH, who frankly should (and do) know better, used this headline above a story of an adult man and his female...
It’s difficult to understand why Channel 9 thought their lead on this story should be claims about an alleged rape victim’s sexual history, but nevertheless, here it is. 1800 RESPECT Sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling and support. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ph: 1800 737 732 www.1800respect.org.au Suicide Call Back...
Small but insidious. The men who are arrested and charged with domestic violence rarely make it into the headlines. This woman didn’t just “suffer burns”, the car she was sitting in was set fire to. A man has been arrested and charged with “acts to endanger life, aggravated assault cause harm and property damage by...