By John Suayan – SE Texas Record 01/22/2019

“…Richard L. Tate of the law firm Tate Moerer & King, LLP in Richmond has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a former Stephen F. Austin State University student athlete who accuses the East Texas school of conducting an unfair investigation into sexual assault allegations against him. …”

Read the entire article: https://setexasrecord.com/stories/511726652-deliberately-indifferent-student-athlete-s-complaint-slams-sfa-s-sexual-assault-investigation-against-him?fbclid=IwAR1Fu1eCiIlmLGdF5FHJy2_0wGOgjm7x43W3b83Lps4O9W7LLRGGIfMAsaU 

By Rebecca Ratcliffe – The Guardian 01/26/2019

“…Sexual abuse of boys is “barely addressed” by the laws in many countries, according to a global study that warns of a lack of support for young male survivors. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/16/sexual-abuse-of-boys-often-overlooked-by-state-laws-global-study-warns?fbclid=IwAR3LXHL8sHGOWD_TUnDlrZF_FObRj8AV4vY7ENw0AKcll6zjwuIPXYMTPkU 

By Carol Kuruvilla – Huffington Post 01/14/2019

“…The Hope Center, which is also known as the Downtown Soup Kitchen, wants to continue barring transgender women from sleeping in its overnight shelter for homeless women, and the Alliance Defending Freedom is supporting it in its fight. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alliance-defending-freedom-hope-center-transgender-women_us_5c3ca570e4b0922a21d703ce 

By Priscilla DeGregory & Ruth Brown – New York Post 01/15/2019

“…Prosecutors, however, laid out a far more gruesome scenario, in which Barba “intentionally and brutally” slashed Larrea with the blade — then left him bleeding out while his 12-year-old son desperately called 911 and tried to save his dad. …”

Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/01/15/man-still-in-love-with-ex-after-she-slashed-him-with-samurai-sword/ 

By Nicole C. Brambila – Reading Eagle 01/16/2019

“… The association representing Pennsylvania’s Area Agencies on Aging said that two major findings in a report released last week criticizing the Department of Aging’s oversight of elder abuse investigations was inaccurate. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-group-critical-of-elder-abuse-report 

By Allison Ross – Courier Journal 01/22/2019

“…A 10-year-old boy who had complained of harassment and bullying at school died by suicide over the weekend, and his mother is now blaming Jefferson County Public Schools for his death. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2019/01/22/louisville-mom-blames-jcps-bullying-sons-death-suicide/2643320002/ 

By Christian Schneider – The College Fix 01/21/2019

“…Saifullah Khan, the Yale student expelled for alleged sexual misconduct despite having been cleared by a criminal court, has appealed his expulsion to the university, he told The College Fix. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/a-jury-acquitted-him-of-rape-in-less-than-four-hours-yale-expelled-him-anyway-now-hes-appealing/

By Emma Meshell – Campus Reform 01/17/2019

“…After just a few interviews, it became clear that students, for the most part, supported the ad.  But while students were in near universal agreement about their feelings toward the concept, they came nowhere near an agreement on what “toxic masculinity” even is. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11764 

 By David Jesse – Detroit Free Press 01/22/2019

“…More than three years of missteps in handling sexual assault cases has made Michigan State University swing the pendulum from not believing victims to now discriminating against male students, three lawsuits allege. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/01/22/lawsuits-michigan-state-male-bias/2642823002/ 

By Chris Brook – ACLU 01/15/2019

“…North Carolina is currently the only state in the nation that prevents those in same-sex relationships from accessing protective orders for domestic violence.  …”

Read the entire article: https://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-relationships/north-carolina-domestic-violence-laws-still-discriminate-against