“You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front.” These words, uttered by a female defence lawyer at a rape trial in Ireland, were used to argue that the sexual contact between the accused and a 17-year-old girl was, in fact, consensual. The 27-year-old man

‘Sweden is the rape capital of the world,’ has become a popular trope, pushed mainly by right-wing politicians and their ignorant followers, as a means to denigrate Sweden’s open-minded attitude towards the integration of migrants and refugees into their society. Known universally as a peaceful

Date rape drugs usually have no smell or taste, making them extremely difficult to spot. Especially if you’re a new, inexperienced bar or club visitor. Many years after it occurred, an anonymous tumblr user has come forward with a story about the horrific time a man slipped something into their

This past year the #MeToo movement inspired women around the globe to share their stories of sexual assault and this past week was no different. A new spark reignited the dialogue, led by Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford and her testimony against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who allegedly

You aren’t one of those people who think someone can ever be responsible for being raped or assaulted. You know that no one is ever actually ‘asking for it.’ You know that rape is always the fault of the rapist. But there are some people who haven’t quite figured it out yet. Addressing them, New