New Lawsuit Filed Against Military Rape
March 6, 2012 by Andaye Hill · 1 Comment
Back in December of last year, a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a landmark case filed by Washington, D.C. attorney Susan Burke in which 28 plaintiffs had alleged that they were sexually assaulted ...Read More
Still Fighting for Women in Combat
February 10, 2012 by Kristen Schuetz · 1 Comment
The Department of Defense released a long-awaited report yesterday updating its controversial 1994 ban on women in combat. The DoD recommends that women be allowed to serve closer to the front lines ...Read More
The Invisible War of Military Women
January 25, 2012 by Holly Kearl · 3 Comments
On Sunday I attended the Sundance premiere of The Invisible War, Kirby Dick’s heartbreaking documentary about sexual assault in the military. The 90-minute documentary opens with vintage military ...Read More
If You Were Raped in the Military, Would You Turn to a Fundamentalist Chaplain for Help?
January 11, 2012 by Eleanor J. Bader · 13 Comments
The cliché tells us that war is hell, but for female enlistees, the war on the domestic front—within their units—trumps that of the battlefield. In fact, a recent Veteran’s Administration ...Read More
New Act Could Fix the Military’s Fatally Flawed Handling of Sexual Assault
November 17, 2011 by Helen Benedict · 4 Comments
One of the most pernicious aspects of rape in the military is the prevailing culture of blaming the victim. Victims are treated as whiners, liars, seducers, and traitors–as everything a soldier ...Read More
This Veterans Day, Honor the Sexually Assaulted Service Members Who Have Been Silenced
November 11, 2011 by Rachel Barrett · 2 Comments
Every year, thousands of service men and women are sexually assaulted, and the vast majority does not report it. Victims fear reprisals and retaliation and suspect that their confidentiality will ...Read More
Military Men Speak Out About the End of DADT
September 22, 2011 by Michele Kort · 1 Comment
As of September 20, if you’re in the U.S. military and an officer asks if you’re lesbian or gay, you can say, “Yep, I am.” And the next day, you’ll still be an honorable ...Read More
Veterans Affairs Office Decides To Trust Women About PTSD
July 13, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 10 Comments
A woman in the military is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. One in 5 women who seek veterans’ health care say they experienced sexual trauma during their ...Read More
Honoring Real Heroes on Memorial Day
May 29, 2011 by Michele Kort · 1 Comment
If you want to honor soldiers and their families this Memorial Day, watch The Tillman Story. I caught it the other night “on demand” from my cable TV system. It’s mesmerizing, horrifying ...Read More
Newsflash: Military Sex Assault Bill To Be Reintroduced
April 13, 2011 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze · 1 Comment
Sexual assault in the military has reached near epidemic proportions, as Rep. Niki Tsonga (D-MA) reported at a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee in February: In 2010, there were 3,230 ...Read More
