Posts Tagged: rape

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.

Ghislaine Maxwell is No Victim

G Virginia Giuffre: “I was instructed to get undressed and have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while Ghislaine Maxwell was participating as well. Both of them. I was abused by Ghislaine and Epstein.” While convicted sex trafficker and rapist Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell is No Victim

G Virginia Giuffre: “I was instructed to get undressed and have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while Ghislaine Maxwell was participating as well. Both of them. I was abused by Ghislaine and Epstein.” While convicted sex trafficker and rapist Ghislaine Maxwell

What Type of Woman Is Rape Worthy?

“She’s not my type!” It’s becoming a trope for Trump. This has been Donald’s go-to line since  E. Jean Carroll first accused him of raping her in Bergdorf Goodmans.  It has been his gold s Always said with a misogynist

What Type of Woman Is Rape Worthy?

“She’s not my type!” It’s becoming a trope for Trump. This has been Donald’s go-to line since  E. Jean Carroll first accused him of raping her in Bergdorf Goodmans.  It has been his gold s Always said with a misogynist

Why E. Jean Carroll’s Voice is More Important Than a Scream

She didn’t scream. Real rape victims scream. I was raped. Twice. I did not scream either time. Really This is just one of several sexual assault myths perpetrated by the perpetrator Donald Trump in his flaccid attempt to undermine E.

Why E. Jean Carroll’s Voice is More Important Than a Scream

She didn’t scream. Real rape victims scream. I was raped. Twice. I did not scream either time. Really This is just one of several sexual assault myths perpetrated by the perpetrator Donald Trump in his flaccid attempt to undermine E.

sally Edelstein at 24 in pain

When it Comes to Rape Past is Always Present

My introduction into the go-go 80s was less than auspicious. 43 years ago today I was getting ready to celebrate a new decade-the 1980s. Instead, it is remembered as the day I was brutally raped. On the cusp of a

sally Edelstein at 24 in pain

When it Comes to Rape Past is Always Present

My introduction into the go-go 80s was less than auspicious. 43 years ago today I was getting ready to celebrate a new decade-the 1980s. Instead, it is remembered as the day I was brutally raped. On the cusp of a

vintage security poster

Boys Will Be Boys – Sexual Assault and College

In 1973 Syracuse University promised their  students that college life would provide lasting memories. They didn’t disappoint. Even decades later, college memories remain etched deeply in my psyche. Especially, if like me, you were sexually assaulted. More than once. My

vintage security poster

Boys Will Be Boys – Sexual Assault and College

In 1973 Syracuse University promised their  students that college life would provide lasting memories. They didn’t disappoint. Even decades later, college memories remain etched deeply in my psyche. Especially, if like me, you were sexually assaulted. More than once. My

Bill Cosby 1965

Cosby Kiss and Tell

In 1966 suave leading man Bill Cosby lamented “Why won’t they let me kiss on TV?” Perhaps frustrated at not getting enough action on the small screen he took matters into his own hands in his private life. Exactly a

Bill Cosby 1965

Cosby Kiss and Tell

In 1966 suave leading man Bill Cosby lamented “Why won’t they let me kiss on TV?” Perhaps frustrated at not getting enough action on the small screen he took matters into his own hands in his private life. Exactly a