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- Jun 16
Pride Through the Years: From Protest to Parties
We know that Pride started with protest. This month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) people arose out...
- Jun 8
Why Is It Illegal to Show "Homosexuality" in Pennsylvania?
In Pennsylvania, it is a crime to display “obscene” material, or to sell obscene material to anyone under the age of 18. In many ways,...
- Jun 2
How Barriers to Medical Care Harm Transgender People
Over the past several years, healthcare access for transgender individuals has been a hot topic. From the federal government re-defining...
- May 27
How We Talk About the Age of Consent Matters
Last week, news broke that a Wyoming state senator “had a relationship” with a 14 year old girl when he was 18. The politician released a...
- May 19
Why Isn’t Violence Against Women Considered a Hate Crime?
Women in the United States face an extraordinary level of violence. Each year, an estimated 10 million American women are physically...
- May 12
Mental Health Awareness Month: You Are Not Alone
Each year, we observe Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) in May. In 2021, after a year of isolation and challenges for millions of...
- May 5
How Domestic and Sexual Violence Impacts Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. As an anti-violence nonprofit organization, we believe that this month...
- Apr 26
What a Walk!
In 2021, for the first time ever, we hosted a virtual Walk a Mile in Their His Her Our Shoes event. Moving to a virtual format had a lot...
- Apr 21
What Causes Rape?
Several years ago, we shared a graphic on social media that went viral. The image, pictured below, shows a pie chart on a dark background...
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