Category: News Articles

  • LGBT individuals, forgotten in regards to the invoice on home violence?

    By Riol Malone – OBN 01/ 28/2020 “… As members of parliament start consideration of a invoice towards home violence this morning, a number of parliamentarians need to embody the difficulty of same-sex {couples} …” Read the entire article https://ourbitcoinnews.com/lgbt-people-forgotten-about-the-bill-on-domestic-violence/

  • Reynhard Sinaga case: why male victims and survivors need their own support system

    By Siobhan Weare -EconoTimes 01/14/2020 “… The current approach incorporates them as footnotes in a strategy that focuses on the experiences of women and girls. The approach also doesn’t recognise the specific gender aspects involved in cases where men and boys are victims. …” Read the articles here: https://www.econotimes.com/Reynhard-Sinaga-case-why-male-victims-and-survivor-need-their-own-support-system-1571996  

  • Universities should revisit sexual harassment policies

    By Diane Diamond – The Joplin Globe 12/31/2019 “… Look, everyone wants vulnerable students to be protected on campus, and Title IX was designed to do that. But what will protect students and faculty from false allegations? Universities everywhere need to figure this out. …” Read the entire article: https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/diane-dimond-universities-should-revisit-sexual-harassment-policies/article_0ba1e23b-6582-59da-8a6e-050b764d1098.html

  • Workplace bullying: ‘Fear is the biggest factor’

    By BBC News 01/21/2020 “… A quarter of employees think their company turns a blind eye to workplace bullying and harassment, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Although 15% have experienced bullying in the past three years, more than half of them did not report it to the…

  • Domestic Violence Looks Different in LGBTQ+ Community

    By Savannah Weinstock – U.S. News 12/23/2019 “… According to Katie Bryce, who has worked as an advocate in various agencies in Massachusetts, “tactics by one partner to maintain power and control over the other in an abusive relationship are often overlooked in LGBTQI relationships by domestic violence agencies, community-based providers and the courts,” due…

  • Stepping in or Overstepping? Identifying When Help Is Needed During Holiday Visits

    By The National Law Review 01/05/2020 “… However, other times seniors do not recognize their decline or limitations. During your visit, keep an eye out for warning signs of self-neglect, or exploitation by others. …” Read the entire article: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/stepping-or-overstepping-identifying-when-help-needed-during-holiday-visits

  • When Boys and Men Are Raped: Clinical Insights

    By Joan Cook – Psychiatric Times 01/20/2020 “…  Society needs to dispel such myths for the healing of male victims to come forward to accurately label their experiences as abuse and assault and for them to be able to recognize the pernicious effects of those experiences on their mental and physical health. …” Read the…

  • Workplace bullying is more harmful than we realised

    By Christian Jarrett – BBC 01/06/2020 “… New findings suggest being bullied at work won’t just affect you emotionally, but could also have serious consequences for your health. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191219-workplace-bullying-is-more-harmful-than-we-realised  

  • DeVos restores fairness to campus sexual misconduct cases

    By Jennifer Braceras – Boston Globe 01/02/2020 “… More disturbingly, many colleges employ investigatory procedures that are less fair to the accused than even the dreaded Star Chamber — procedures that eliminate the presumption of innocence and deny accused students any meaningful opportunity to tell their side of the story or question witnesses. …” Read…

  • Surviving My Abuser

    By Salimah McCullough – The Tower 12/03/2019 “… The majority of the domestic violence awareness movement is focused on heterosexual relationships which can lead to members of the LGBTQIA community to feel as though they aren’t being paid attention to. According to research from ncadv.org, it shows that LGBTQ members “fall victim to domestic violence at…