Category: 2017 Summer – Violence & Recovery
331 East, October
Jul 3, 2021 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Poetry
By Rae Frame I weigh in at 152lbs in the local currency, kind of light for a punching bag but if all you want is a lesson learned I’ll do. Rae Frame is a Minnesota graduate student, literacy advocate, and LGBTQ+...
Read MoreFrom the Editor: Violence & Recovery
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles, Editor's Note
Dear Reader, Our theme this time is Violence & Recovery. Related to this theme, we present...
Read MoreBi Women & Sexual Violence
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
By LB Klein Sexual violence is a global public health problem. While country-specific statistics...
Read MoreAround the World: Valérie Baud – Paris, France
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Around the World, Articles
Interview by Robyn Ochs Valérie Baud is Secretary of Bi’Cause, the national association for the...
Read MoreDo It For You
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
By Theresa Tyree The first time I talked about marriage with a partner was when I was sixteen. It...
Read Morethree out of four
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles, Poetry
By Courtney Carola [trigger warning: mentions and descriptions of assault] Three out of four bisexual women are sexual assault survivorsBut I fear that number may be even higherBecause of the ways these assaults slip through the...
Read MoreThese Jeans: A Poem for Performance
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles, Poetry
By Casey Lawrence These jeans fit like a dream.Every lump and bump left unseen;Skin-tight, they...
Read MoreDrop the Ball: A Micro-Scale Solution to a Macro-Scale Problem
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
By Lila Hartelius The intimate partner violence I experienced in a previous relationship wasn’t...
Read MoreTo the Boy Who Taught Me To Carry My Own Cross
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
By Christi Sessa (Trigger Warning: Rape, Sexual Violence) After I was raped, I convinced myself...
Read MoreResources
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
Resources for Support The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs curates a list of LGBTQ-centered anti-violence programs across the US and Canada here: ncavp.org/AVPs/default.aspx The National Sexual Assault Hotline can...
Read More“Does Your Partner Blame it on Your Bisexuality?”
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles
Abusers May Say… “I know I can’t trust you alone with your friends because you’ll sleep with...
Read MoreResearch Corner: Violence & Recovery
Aug 1, 2017 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Articles, Research Corner
With this issue, we re-introduce this column, under the capable supervision of Renate Baumgartner and Soudeh Rad. Renate Baumgartner is currently researching on bisexual women and their experiences of discrimination in Vienna,...
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