Category Archives: Sex

I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.

After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should

I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.

After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should

The MAGA Moral Compass is Broken

The constant cruelty is just crushing. The MAGA moral compass is not just cracked; it is irretrievably broken. Calling a brutal warmongering dictator a humanitarian? Forsaking our allies with abandon? Mocking and criticizing an actress for the pain and misery

The MAGA Moral Compass is Broken

The constant cruelty is just crushing. The MAGA moral compass is not just cracked; it is irretrievably broken. Calling a brutal warmongering dictator a humanitarian? Forsaking our allies with abandon? Mocking and criticizing an actress for the pain and misery

Playboy magazine sex on Campus 1969

Sex on Campus- A Playboy Guide to Where the Action Is

    With the dialogue about college sexual assault very much on the public consciousness, I decided to pull out this vintage Playboy from September 1969 -its Sex on Campus Issue. It’s as bad as you might imagine. In our

Playboy magazine sex on Campus 1969

Sex on Campus- A Playboy Guide to Where the Action Is

    With the dialogue about college sexual assault very much on the public consciousness, I decided to pull out this vintage Playboy from September 1969 -its Sex on Campus Issue. It’s as bad as you might imagine. In our

The Things We Keep

  I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper

The Things We Keep

  I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper

The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years

Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.

The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years

Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.

Sleep Away Camp 1969

In the late 1960’s, a world before screens and social media made sexual content just a click away, a pre-teen like myself learned the facts of life at summer sleep-away camp. Late at night, when the lights went out, the

Sleep Away Camp 1969

In the late 1960’s, a world before screens and social media made sexual content just a click away, a pre-teen like myself learned the facts of life at summer sleep-away camp. Late at night, when the lights went out, the

Swalwell Accuser Speaks, And America Must Listen

  Breaking the silence is never easy. Revealing shameful long-held secrets in public is even harder. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes  described how Congressman Eric Swalwell drugged her and raped her in a

Swalwell Accuser Speaks, And America Must Listen

  Breaking the silence is never easy. Revealing shameful long-held secrets in public is even harder. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes  described how Congressman Eric Swalwell drugged her and raped her in a

Randy Andy -No Prince Charming  

  “Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty”- Virginia Giuffre’s family How many little girls grew up believing “One day my Prince will come?” It’s very likely a

Randy Andy -No Prince Charming  

  “Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty”- Virginia Giuffre’s family How many little girls grew up believing “One day my Prince will come?” It’s very likely a

An Evil Bond Girl

  Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors.  Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,

An Evil Bond Girl

  Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors.  Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,

Every Woman Has A Story

Every woman has a story. Or two. I was thirteen when an adult cousin of my father’s tried to kiss me in a way reserved only for romantic movies. But I guess, according to Megyn Kelly, it was ok because

Every Woman Has A Story

Every woman has a story. Or two. I was thirteen when an adult cousin of my father’s tried to kiss me in a way reserved only for romantic movies. But I guess, according to Megyn Kelly, it was ok because