By NPR 06/26/2015
“States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/26/417717613/supreme-court-rules-all-states-must-allow-same-sex-marriages
By The Daily Caller 06/25/2015
“Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University graduate immortalized as “Mattress Girl” for carrying a mattress as her senior thesis, has been accused of launching an organized “anti-male” campaign with Columbia’s support by the attorneys representing Paul Nungesser, the man she accused of raping her. …”
Read the entire article: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/25/mattress-girls-accused-of-organized-anti-male-campaign/#ixzz3eTdPRnxc
By The Daily Caller 06/25/2015
“Disturbing video has emerged which shows a young woman being brutally attacked while holding a toddler.
The video appeared online on Tuesday, though it is still unclear where and when the attack took place.
The short video, which has gone viral with more than 6 million views on Facebook, shows a girl of unknown age harassing another girl who is seen holding a small child while sitting at a table with a friend. The attacker is also accompanied by a friend. Several bystanders are seen milling around what looks like a school playground or a public park. …”
Read the entire article: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/25/shocking-video-emerges-of-girl-being-attacked-while-holding-a-toddler-video/#ixzz3eTcnlaoG
By SBS 06/24/2015
“Support services for child abuse survivors are under threat because of federal funding cuts to a key specialist provider – Adults Surviving Child Abuse.
ASCA lost funding for crucial survivor workshops from the federal government 12 months ago when a community investment program was folded.
From June 30, it will no longer receive money for training related to supporting the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/25/feds-cut-funding-child-abuse-support
By Spiked 06/23/2015
“Earlier this month, Lauren Southern, a young Canadian reporter and a political-science student at the University of the Fraser Valley, caused a media storm when she challenged a ‘SlutWalk’ in Vancouver by holding up a placard which said ‘There is no rape culture in the West’. Last week, I talked to Southern about why she decided to speak out. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/rape-culture-is-a-dangerous-myth/17102#.VYztRELG7CS
By The Washington Post 06/23/2015
“How widespread is the problem of sexual assault in college?
The headline finding from a new national poll — that 20 percent of young women say they were sexually assaulted in college — spurred fresh debate about the question, which is a central discussion point on the nation’s campuses. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/06/23/were-one-in-five-college-women-sexually-assaulted-the-debate-over-numbers-continues/?tid=sm_tw
By Bangor Daily News 06/23/2015
“ELLSWORTH, Maine — A misdemeanor assault conviction for a former Gouldsboro man who had been accused of raping his wife has been vacated by a Superior Court justice.
The judge’s order is the latest development in Vladek Filler’s campaign to undo the findings against him in an eight-year legal saga that has produced both convictions and acquittals on charges that he assaulted his then-wife in Gouldsboro in 2005 and 2007. The legal battle also resulted, for the first time in recent memory, in a court-ordered sanction of a prosecutor in Maine. …”
Read the entire article: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/05/15/news/hancock/assault-conviction-vacated-for-former-maine-man-acquitted-of-raping-wife/?ref=polbeat
By thelocal.se 06/17/2015
“Södersjukhuset already has the largest emergency care unit in the Nordic region and runs a round-the-clock walk-in clinic for women and girls who have been sexually assaulted in the city, treating between 600 and 700 patients a year.
Read the entire article: http://www.thelocal.se/page/view/sweden-announces-first-centre-for-raped-men
By News Day 06/17/2015
“WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand lashed out at the Pentagon and the president Tuesday after her controversial measure on prosecuting military sexual assault won a Senate majority but fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/gillibrand-s-measure-on-prosecuting-military-sexual-assault-defeated-1.10550165
By Blue National Review 06/17/2015
“Readers, there’s plenty of bad news out there, most of which can be found on this website in grim detail. (Looking at you, Andrea Tantaros.) So how about some positive news?
Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, has partnered with the LGBT family forum Proud Parenting to increase visibility of LGBT families in a new campaign. …”
Read the entire article: http://bluenationreview.com/wow-fisher-price-features-lgbt-family-photos-in-project-with-proud-parenting/
