Category: News Articles

  • ‘You just feel so alone’: violence in same-sex relationships in the shadows

    By Michaela Whitbourn – The Sydney Morning Herald 07/09/2019 “… It was not until a Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer (GLLO) at Kings Cross police station put him in touch with the Inner City Legal Centre’s Safe Relationships Project – an Australian-first service providing court support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ)…

  • Male Student Receives $725,000 From Michigan State After Sex Assault Allegations, Accuser Receives $475,000  

    By Ashe Schow – The Daily Wire 07/13/2019 “… Michigan State University has settled a pair of lawsuits, one brought by a former football player who says he was falsely accused of sexual assault and the other brought by the female accuser. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/49471/male-student-receives-725000-michigan-state-after-ashe-schow

  • About Last Night: Where can abused men get help?

    By Maureen Matthews – The Sydney Morning Herald 07/14/2019 “…  If that young man had called the police would he have been taken seriously? If he was traumatised would other men have been sympathetic? Where could he have gone for counselling and support? …” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/about-last-night-where-can-abused-men-get-help-20190705-p524e1.html

  • New Illinois law protecting elderly from abuse doesn’t go far enough

    By Chicago Sun Times 07/12/2019  “… Opposed by the entire Illinois elder bureaucracy in its original form, the bill in its final form requires most elders to give permission for their family members to be questioned. …” Read the entire article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/12/20692130/elderly-abuse-interest-rates-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-hb30656-sun-times-letters

  • Instagram now asks bullies: ‘Are you sure?’

    By Dave Lee – BBC News 07/08/2019 “… Instagram believes its new anti-bullying tool, which prompts users to pause and consider what they are saying, could help curb abuse on the platform. It will also soon offer the targets of bullying the ability to restrict interactions with users who are causing them distress. …” Read the…

  • Court: Purdue May Have Discriminated in Sexual Assault Case

    By WBIW 07/08/2019 “… Purdue University might have discriminated against a male student who was accused of sexual assault, a federal appeals court said, reviving a lawsuit against the school. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wbiw.com/2019/07/08/court-purdue-may-have-discriminated-in-sexual-assault-case/

  • Domestic Violence On The Rise In Japan, But It’s MEN Who Are Reporting The Abuse

    By Ashe Schow – The Daily Wire 06/29/2019 “… The South China Morning Post reported last week that reports from men have increased in recent years, from 181 domestic violence complaints in 2014 to 1,571 such complaints in 2018. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/49010/domestic-violence-rise-japan-its-men-who-are-ashe-schow

  • How to spot signs of, report elder abuse

    By Holly Gainer – The  Birmingham Times 07/06/2019 “… Approximately one in 10 older people living in the United States has experienced physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse or neglect, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2019/07/how-to-spot-signs-of-report-elder-abuse/

  • Social media firms warned over ‘alarming’ bullying rise

    By  Dave Speck – Tes 07/08/2019 “…  Mr Wright said he wanted social media operators to make it easier for victims of online bullying to report it so that swift action could be taken to remove posts and “stop bullying at the source”. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tes.com/news/social-media-firms-warned-over-alarming-bullying-rise

  • Rift in the rainbow: Rise in sexual assault reporting within LGBTQ community reveals pervading fears, distrust

    By Derek Maiolo – Steamboat Today 07/02/2019 “… Across the country, the LGBTQ community has reported higher rates of sexual violence than heterosexual people. For example, 40% of gay men said they have experienced sexual violence, compared to 21% of straight men, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  …”…