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South Carolina law banning same-sex couples from domestic violence relief tools has been declared unconstitutional — but it’s still on the books

By WBTW, 11/29/2021
"…A 2017 legal case declared that South Carolina’s law barring same-sex couples from receiving domestic violence services – including an order of protection – is unconstitutional. However, years after a judge made that ruling, the law remains on the books…"

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Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold

By PBS, 11/23/2021
"…A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1982 prosecution and concerns the wrong man had been sent to jail…"

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Male rape: Cloaked beneath the cloud of masculinity

By Sunday Guardian Live 11/27/2021
"…Statistical Data about sexual violence against Men is still a distant dream in many countries, esp. in Developing and Under-Developed Countries. According to Psychologist Dr. Sarah Crome, for every reported case of male rape, there are another ten which go unreported…"

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‘Depraved and calculated’: Jennifer Faith charged with murder-for-hire in husband’s death

By Rachel Stone – Oak Cliff 09/29/2021
"… Federal authorities say the Oak Cliff woman whose husband was gunned down while they were walking their dogs in South Winnetka on the morning after their 15th wedding anniversary orchestrated the man’s death…"
 

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Silence. Secrecy. Shame. Changing the narrative of gendered violence

By Odessa Hamilton – LSE Business Review 12/07/2021
"…Let us not ignite a battle of the sexes. Not all men are perpetrators. Not all perpetrators are men. Equally, victimization is not exclusive to women. Irrespective of the gendered configuration, domestic violence is a violation of human rights…"

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How automation can help male abuse victims

By Healthcare Global 11/29/2021 
"…It is commonly cited that women and girls are disproportionately the victims of sexual violence in conflict, but more recently, this notion is increasingly coming under challenge with the past decade indicating a growing number of male abuse victims…"
 

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No, Your Children Hitting Each Other Is Not ‘Normal’

By Dr. Lisa Kaplin – Your Tango 12/03/2021
"…These are forms of sibling abuse, not "rivalry".Letting your children hit each other is not teaching them to get along; it's teaching them to use violence against loved ones to get what they want…"

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