challenging institutional disbelief around domestic & sexual violence and abuse
I struggle to let people in. Over the years I’ve built a wall around myself for protection and I rarely let anyone in, because I’ve learnt that once someone sees your vulnerabilities they see how to hurt you. For the first time in two years, I let someone in. I was totally open and vulnerable more »
*Sorry, long story* About a year ago, I was out with a friend and she had left me that night. Either way, I had gotten too drunk and was hanging out with a new group of people. I had just moved here a few months back and did not know a lot of people. Anyways, more »
We have signed the petition demanding that the government repeal all “family cap” measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act – including the so-called rape clause (text below). We believe that all the “austerity” measures implemented by the current government (and the former coalition government with the Liberal Democrats) are inherently misogynistic, classist, racist more »
5 things you need to know about the ‘family cap’ and ‘rape clause’ via Engender In order to understand the so-called ‘rape clause’, first you need to know about the ‘family cap’. This is part of UK Government changes to social security (known as ‘welfare reform’) that limits child benefit and child tax credits to more »
I feel guilty even posting about this, but two years ago my spouse and I helped organize a birthday party for a mutual friend (z). He booked a weekend at a rental and z started up a Facebook event page, where the activities planned included drinking, drugs, and very specific ideas like fanfic reading, hiking, more »
So I was at a pub with family, and we had a he of time. Drinking, karaoke, pool and lots more drinking. There was a guy there, and we were talking and it was ok. He approached again and I said “I am with my family, I am just going to be with them.” And more »