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We need to talk about male rape’: DR Congo survivor speaks out

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Stephen Kigoma was raped during the conflict in his home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He described his ordeal in an interview with the BBC’s Alice Muthengi, calling for more survivors to come forward. “I hid that I was a male rape survivor. I couldn’t open up – it’s a taboo,” he said. “As a man, […]

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Woman Shares Eye-Opening Text Convo To Show What Everyday Abuse Can Look Like

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One Imgur user’s post has recently gone viral for its horrifying portrayal of what an abusive relationship can look like.  KrissyKross, who requested to be referred to by her Imgur username, told HuffPost that she decided to share the text screenshots on Monday because it was the third anniversary of her ex-husband’s sentencing. The below messages are […]

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The hidden epidemic of men who are raped by women

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According to dominant stereotypes, men can’t be sexually assaulted by women. But according to a new, wide-ranging study, around two-thirds of men who report sexual victimization say their assailant was female.  UCLA law professor Lara Stemple is one of the people working with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to shed more light […]

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Woman killed herself after her stepfather was cleared of repeatedly raping her for over 7 years

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A woman whose stepfather was cleared of sexually abusing her as a child killed herself three years after he was acquitted. Her mother Judith Parkin told the inquest Ms. Crew “never fully recovered from the feeling of injustice” following her stepfather’s trial. A jury found church organist Nigel Parkin, 60, not guilty of eight rape charges and two […]