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Sexual Harassment and Abuse

Disabled voices need to be part of conversations about sexual harassment and abuse. These posts make our community’s voices heard.

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Justice Should Not Mean Bringing Up Trauma for People with PTSD

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Rooted in Rights Reviews: Come As You Are

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I’m a Survivor of Sexual Violence That Caused My Disabilities. Here’s Why I’m Still Proud to Be Disabled.

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My Family’s Normalization of Pain Made Me Believe I Wasn’t Strong

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Sex Work is a Disability Issue. So Why Doesn’t the Disability Community Recognize That?

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My Mental Health Disabilities Don’t Make My Experience of Sexual Assault Less Worthy of Belief

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Sex Education is for Everyone. Even Disabled Kids.

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Anti-Stigma Mental Health Campaigns Often Ignore Our Realities

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We Need to Break Through the Silence on Abuses of Institutionalized Children

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Don’t Use “Functioning Labels” to Victim-Blame Me

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Disabled People Can Sexually Harass and Assault People, Too

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What’s the Point of Trigger Warnings?

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I Needed My Caregiver to Keep Me Alive. She Exploited That Power.

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When Do I Get to Say “Me, Too?”

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Disabled People are Missing from Conversations on Campus Sexual Assault

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