[Trigger warning for sexual assault, discussion of false memory syndrome, victims being fined/jailed for "false" reporting that later is proven to be true.] Well, it’s still Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the rest of today, and I’ve been meaning to post something about this since March, so I’ve decided to just make myself write it [...]
Archive for April, 2011
“False” Memories, “False” Reports
Posted: April 30, 2011 in Rape CultureTags: Eugene Kanin, false memories, false memory syndrome, false reporting rate, false reports of rape, rape, rape culture, seven of nine, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, star trek, star trek voyager, survivors, victims, voyager
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Nobody has a responsibility to come out.
Posted: April 28, 2011 in Asexual Visibility, GLBT/Queer issuesTags: asexual, asexual awareness, Asexual Visibility, asexuality, coercion, coming out, education, glbt, queer, responsibility, visibility
When I heard that the topic of the blog carnival hosted at Writing From Factor X would be about coming out, I was a little dismayed. I’ve likened National Coming Out Day to Valentine’s Day before, and I think with good reason. I’ve become so tired of hearing people harping on the importance of coming [...]
So I was a little perturbed to see someone link this post of mine with the description “Asexual prescribed drugs to cure it.” If you actually read the post, you’d notice that asexuality had absolutely nothing to do with the reason that I was prescribed Bupropion—in fact, the psych had and still has no idea [...]
Project Update: The Sexual Assault Survey 11.4
Posted: April 7, 2011 in Rape CultureTags: awareness, marital rape, rape, rape culture, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, survey
Last April, I was assigned a free choice project for my creative writing class, which was a form and technique class on the lyric essay. For those of you unfamiliar with the form, this is a sort of experimental fusion of poetry and prose, typically non-fiction, where the writer is given a much freer reign [...]
Do you want to?
Posted: April 5, 2011 in Rape CultureTags: asexual, asexual community, asexual invisibility, asexual oppression, asexuality, AVEN, childhood sexual abuse, corrective rape, CSA, opression, PTSD, rape, rape culture, survivors, victim blaming, violence
[Trigger warning for discussion of rape and violence, including a non-explicit excerpt from a survivor's story. Please note that any hateful or otherwise inappropriate comments will not make it through moderation.] Via Sciatrix’s Monday Linkspam, I’ve come across a couple of good posts on asexuality and oppression, which I highly recommend: first one from Kaz [...]
