Trans Folks, Survivors, and Partners Practicing Sexual Consent
In intimate relationships, practicing consent means communicating about touching and boundaries. Consent is essential for a wide range of activities—holding hands, cuddling, oral sex. (As an aside, consent is also important in non-intimate contexts, like disclosing...
Freeze: The Forgotten Stress Response
By Anole Halper Survivors of sexual violence sometimes blame themselves because in the moment of violence, they did something they don’t understand: rather than run away or fight back, they stayed still; they did nothing. Image description: Image is a blue pie...Find us on Facebook!
This week is #AsexualityAwarenessWeek and this month is #DomesticViolenceMonth. We affirm that asexuality is a valid identity—one that can be vulnerable to unique forms of abuse. Learn more about asexuality here: www.asexuality.org/
And more about asexuality and abuse here: www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/lgbtqia-victims/forms-abuse/what-forms-a...
[Image: An asexual flag with the stripes, (top to bottom) black, gray, white, and purple. Text on flag says “Asexuality is valid.”]
![This week is #AsexualityAwarenessWeek and this month is #DomesticViolenceMonth. We affirm that asexuality is a valid identity—one that can be vulnerable to unique forms of abuse. Learn more about asexuality here: https://www.asexuality.org/
And more about asexuality and abuse here: https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/lgbtqia-victims/forms-abuse/what-forms-abuse-are-unique-1
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