Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced on Tuesday he is replacing a measure proposed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) that would have removed military sexual assault crimes from being handled within the military […]
Tag: Military Sexual Assault
Another Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Accused of Sexual Assault
It’s obvious by now that in the U.S. military we’re not only dealing with an unacceptable environment that discourages people from reporting sexual assault, we’re dealing with a full-on culture of impunity. […]
Beyoncé Rocks the Cover of Ms.
“When women like Beyoncé proudly proclaim feminism, they tend to invite more debates than affirmation.” That’s one of the provocative statements that kicks off Janell Hobson’s cover essay on popular culture […]
Number of Military Sexual Assaults Are Way Up
A report released this week by the Department of Defense shows the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military increased from 19,300 to 26,000 from the 2010 to the […]
Air Force Officer in Charge of Preventing Sexual Assault Arrested For Sexual Assault
Early Sunday, an Air Force Officer who was chief of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, was arrested in Arlington, Va., for sexual battery. The crime report states: […]
The New Evil Dead: Another Lesson in Masculinity. And Tree Rape.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers. Also, TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE. I am not really into gore for gore’s sake: When I go to horror movies, I want to be […]
Senate Hearing Brings Military Sexual Assault Out of the Shadows
Last week, the U.S. Senate held a subcommittee panel on sexual assault in the military, its first in over a decade. Three former service members testified before the panel about […]
Abortion Coverage for Military Rape Victims Passes Senate
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to extend abortion insurance coverage for rape or incest victims in the military. This amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), […]
Report Confirms: Sexual Abuse Rampant at Lackland Air Force Base
The Air Force released last Wednesday its report on recent incidents of sexual abuse at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, where members of the Air Force […]
The War on Women Soldiers
In late May, feminists celebrated the addition of the Shaheen Amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which would expand the Department of Defense’s abortion coverage policy for its […]